Nuclear Matrix Association in Proliferative and Invasive Cytotrophoblasts
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ABSTRACT: Abnormal trophoblast invasion is associated with the most common and most severe complications of human pregnancy. The biology of invasion, as well as the etiology of abnormal invasion remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to characterize the transcriptome of the HTR-8/SVneo human cytotrophoblast cell line which displays well characterized invasive and non-invasive behaviors, and to correlate the activity of the transcriptome with nuclear matrix attachment and cell phenotype. Interestingly comparison of the transcriptome did not reveal an obvious significant difference between the transcriptomes of invasive and non-invasive HTR cells. In contrast, comparison of the MARs on chromosomes 14-18 revealed an increased number of MARs associated with an invasive phenotype. These attachment areas were more likely to be associated with silent (rather than actively transcribed) genes.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE17501 | GEO | 2010/06/22
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA118927
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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