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Developmental ability of trophoblast stem cells in uniparental mouse embryos.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19345411     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neither parthenogenetic (PG) nor androgenetic (AG) mouse embryos survive after day 9.5 of pregnancy, owing to the inadequate growth of extraembryonic tissues, including the placenta. At day 9.5 of pregnancy, the placental structures are poorly developed in PG embryos, while trophoblast giant cells are abundant at the implantation site in AG embryos. These findings suggest that both parental genomes are required for placental development. To gain further insight into the trophoblast lineage in PG and AG embryos, we attempted to derive trophoblast stem (TS)-like cell lines from uniparental embryos. Furthermore, we sought to assess their ability to differentiate into cells of the trophoblast lineage by using gene expression analysis. Three cell lines that expressed marker genes for undifferentiated TS cells (Cdx2 and Errbeta) were derived from AG embryos. Under differentiation conditions, these cells expressed the trophoblast giant cell-specific genes, but did not express the spongiotrophoblast-specific genes. In contrast, none of the four cell lines from PG embryos expressed marker genes for undifferentiated TS cells, but they expressed Oct3/4, a marker gene for embryonic stem cells. Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that PG blastocysts expressed Oct3/4 and Cdx2 specifically in inner cell mass and the trophectoderm respectively. These results suggest that PG embryos do not possess TS cells, because of the lack of the developmental ability of trophoblast cells.
Authors:
H Ogawa; N Shindo; T Kumagai; Y Usami; M Shikanai; K Jonwn; A Fukuda; M Kawahara; Y Sotomaru; S Tanaka; T Arima; T Kono
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-04-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Placenta     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1532-3102     ISO Abbreviation:  Placenta     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-28     Completed Date:  2009-09-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8006349     Medline TA:  Placenta     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  448-56     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan. hogawa@nodai.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blastocyst / physiology
Cell Differentiation / genetics
Cell Lineage / genetics
Embryo, Mammalian / embryology*
Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology,  physiology*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
Mice
Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / genetics
Parthenogenesis / genetics*
Placenta / growth & development*
Pregnancy
Transcription Factors / genetics
Trophoblasts / cytology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cdx2 protein, mouse; 0/Homeodomain Proteins; 0/Octamer Transcription Factor-3; 0/Pou5f1 protein, mouse; 0/Transcription Factors

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