• at 1 and 2 months of age, uterus shows focal expression of basal cell markers KRT14 and TRP63 in a cell layer beneath luminal and/or glandular epithelial cells indicating focal formation of stratified uterine epithelium, unlike in wild-type uteri
• by 8 months of age, epithelial stratification is more extensive as shown by the presence of cells positively staining for KRT14, KRT5, KRT6A, and TRP63
• partial loss of FOXA2 expression is observed in the glandular epithelia at 2 months and no FOXA2 expression is detected in KRT14+ epithelial cells lining the luminal/glandular epithelia at 8 months
• basal-like epithelial cells (KRT14+ but KRT8-) lining some KRT8+ epithelial cells are detected at 8 months, and mRNA expression of basal cell markers is increased in uterine epithelia isolated at 1 month of age, indicating production of basal-like epithelial cells or a cell population expressing basal markers in the uterus