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Here, we investigated how the active form of vitamin D, 1\u03b1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D\n                  <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                  , or calcitriol, influences the accessible chromatin landscape of human endometrial stromal cells. Assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq) was performed on T-HESCs treated with either a vehicle or 1,25(OH)\n                  <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                  D\n                  <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                  . Ligand treatment increased overall chromatin accessibility, shown by higher ATAC-seq signal intensity, while causing only minor changes in the total number of called peaks. Peak annotation revealed that accessible regions were spread across both promoter-proximal and distal genomic areas. Integrating this data with CUT&amp;RUN and RNA sequencing showed that most vitamin D-responsive cistromic modifications and transcripts were linked to nearby open chromatin, though fewer were associated with regions that were significantly differentially accessible. These results suggest that 1,25(OH)\n                  <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                  D\n                  <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                  -dependent transcription mainly occurs within a permissive, pre-accessible chromatin environment. This study offers new evidence that active vitamin D influences the epigenomic landscape of human endometrial stromal cells, establishing the chromatin-based molecular response to a chemically-defined VDR ligand, 1,25(OH)\n                  <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                  D\n                  <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                  , relevant to stromal differentiation and preparation for decidualization.\n                <\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        First evidence suggesting the direct impact of active vitamin D, 1\u03b1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D\n                        <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                        , 1,25(OH)\n                        <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                        D\n                        <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                        , enhanced the signal intensity of chromatin accessibility in human endometrial stromal cells\n                      <\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>Most accessible chromatin regions were shared between vehicle and ligand-treated human endometrial stromal cells<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        1,25(OH)\n                        <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                        D\n                        <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                        -responsive transcription occurs largely within pre-accessible chromatin in human endometrial stromal cells\n                      <\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>Assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq) defines a chromatin-level pharmacologic response to a chemically defined VDR ligand in human endometrial stromal cells<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                  <\/jats:list>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.05.06.723064","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,10]],"date-time":"2026-05-10T05:15:12Z","timestamp":1778390112000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Increased chromatin accessibility following 1\u03b1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D\n                  <sub>3<\/sub>\n                  treatment in human endometrial stromal cells"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6561-3620","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"MyeongJin","family":"Yi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hamed","family":"Bostan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrative Bioinformatics Supportive Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9480-7336","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesco J.","family":"DeMayo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026051205250521000_2026.05.06.723064v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.stem.2018.06.014"},{"key":"2026051205250521000_2026.05.06.723064v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nmeth.2688"},{"key":"2026051205250521000_2026.05.06.723064v1.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/0471142727.mb2129s109"},{"key":"2026051205250521000_2026.05.06.723064v1.4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"340","DOI":"10.1038\/s41392-024-02030-9","article-title":"Chromatin accessibility: biological functions, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic application","volume":"9","year":"2024","journal-title":"Signal Transduct Target Ther"},{"key":"2026051205250521000_2026.05.06.723064v1.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1101\/gr.249326.119"},{"key":"2026051205250521000_2026.05.06.723064v1.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Doane, A.S. , Elemento, O ., 2017. 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