Gene expression patterns associated with human placental trophoblast differentiation

Autor: Wei Zhou, Shi-Wen Jiang, Jacob White Jay, Lauren M. Little, Jianhao Wang, Haibin Chen, Eseosaserea Igbinigie, Lynn Leaphart, Jinping Li
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinica Chimica Acta. 495:637-645
ISSN: 0009-8981
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2018.01.012
Popis: Cell fusion is a hallmark of placental trophoblast cell differentiation and the mature syncytiotrophoblasts play essential roles for fetal-maternal exchange and production of pregnancy-related hormones. Using a well-established in vitro trophoblast differentiation model, we performed a microarray analysis on mRNA expression in trophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast cell cultures. Dramatic changes in gene expression patterns were detected during trophoblast differentiation. Real-time PCR analysis confirmed the reliability of the microarray data. As many as 3524 novel and known genes have been found to be up- or down-regulated for >2-fold. A number of cell cycle regulator including CDC6, CDC20, Cyclins B2, L1 and E2, were down-regulated in the syncytiotrophoblast, providing a mechanism for the loss of mitotic activity during trophoblast differentiation. Further characterization on the identified genes may lead to better understanding of placental patho-physiology in obstetric diseases such as preeclampsia.
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