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To ascertain whether HB-EGF plays any role in implantation in hamsters, we examined the expression, regulation and signaling of HB-EGF in the hamster embryo and uterus during the periimplantation period. We demonstrate that both the blastocyst and uterus express HB-EGF during implantation. Hegfl is expressed solely in the uterine luminal epithelium surrounding the blastocyst prior to and during the initiation of implantation. Hypophysectomized P4-treated pregnant hamsters also showed a similar pattern of implantation-specific Hegfl expression. These results suggest that uterine Hegfl expression at the implantation site is driven by either signals emanating from the blastocyst or maternal P4, but not by maternal estrogen. However, in ovariectomized hamsters, uterine induction of Hegfl requires the presence of estrogen and activation of its nuclear receptor (ER), but not P4. This observation suggests an intriguing possibility that an estrogenic or unidentified signal from the blastocyst is the trigger for uterine HB-EGF expression. An auto-induction of Hegfl in the uterus by blastocyst-derived HB-EGF is also a possibility. We further observed that HB-EGF induces autophosphorylation of ErbB1 and ErbB4 in the uterus and blastocyst. 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