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Gene expression profiles of bovine uninucleate trophoblast cells and trophoblast giant cells: a data note.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:In the bovine placenta, intimate fetomaternal contact is restricted to placentomes. Within the placentomes fetal chorionic villi interdigitate with corresponding maternal caruncular crypts. The trophoblast epithelium covering the chorionic villi consists of 80% uninucleate trophoblast cells (UTCs) and 20% trophoblast giant cells (TGCs). TGCs migrate toward the endometrium and fuse with endometrial cells to form short-lived fetomaternal hybrid cells. Thereby the TGCs transport molecules of fetal origin across the placental barrier into the maternal compartment. The UTC/TGC ratio is constant during pregnancy because UTCs can differentiate into new TGCs to replace spent TGCs. However, our understanding of this differentiation process was sparse. Therefore, we collected the data to study the gene expression profiles in UTCs and TGCs and to identify differently expressed genes between the two trophoblast cell populations. Using Gene Ontology analysis, we wanted to identify biological processes and pathways that play an important role in the differentiation of UTCs into TGCs. DATA DESCRIPTION:Bovine placentas were from days 118 to 130 of gestation. We obtained virtually pure UTCs and TGCs using a fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) method. Total RNA was extracted from the UTC and TGC isolates, labeled and hybridized to Affymetrix Bovine Gene 1.0 ST Arrays.

SUBMITTER: Polei M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045614 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Gene expression profiles of bovine uninucleate trophoblast cells and trophoblast giant cells: a data note.

Polei Marina M Günther Juliane J Koczan Dirk D Fürbass Rainer R

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<h4>Objectives</h4>In the bovine placenta, intimate fetomaternal contact is restricted to placentomes. Within the placentomes fetal chorionic villi interdigitate with corresponding maternal caruncular crypts. The trophoblast epithelium covering the chorionic villi consists of 80% uninucleate trophoblast cells (UTCs) and 20% trophoblast giant cells (TGCs). TGCs migrate toward the endometrium and fuse with endometrial cells to form short-lived fetomaternal hybrid cells. Thereby the TGCs transport ...[more]

PMID: 32103781

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Project description:A novel, non-terminal surgical procedure to remove a single placentome from the pregnant ewe for gene expression and histological analyses was recently developed in our laboratory. This technique allows for evaluation of nutritional insults on placental development at more than one stage of gestation using a single animal. Early attempts to develop a similar technique in cattle were met with complications due to inaccessibility of the gravid uterine horn because of its location and mass. One alternative is to collect a placentome from the contralateral uterine horn; however, the question remains as to whether gene expression varies among placentomes based on location relative to the fetus. Pregnant heifers were maintained on forage during early gestation and later moved into pens with a Calan gate system (American Calan, Northwood, NH). On gestational day (GD) 158, five heifers were assigned to receive a hay-based diet formulated to meet 100% of NRC requirements, and five heifers were fed 70% of NRC requirements until necropsy on GD244. At necropsy, a single representative placentome was selected for analysis from the antimesometrial side: (1) of the gravid uterine horn central to the amnion, (2) over the allantois immediately adjacent to the amnion, (3) in the tip of the gravid uterine horn, and (4) in the tip of the contralateral uterine horn. Mean placentome weight was greater (P < 0.05) for locations central to the amnion and allantois compared to locations within the tips of the ipsilateral and contralateral horns, respectively. Gene expression for angiogenic factors (FGF2, ODC1, VEGFA, and FLT1), nutrient transporters (SLC7A1 and SLC2A1), and factors associated with hormone action (ESR1, IGF1, IGFBP3, CSH1, and PAG1) were unaffected (P > 0.05) by dietary treatment or location of the placentome. Results indicate that location of the placentome in relation to the fetus does not impact gene expression, enhancing the efficacy of nonterminal methodologies for sampling gene expression in placentomes.

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