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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Trophoblast-derived interferon tau (IFNtau) acts on the endometrium to increase secretion of several proteins during the pregnancy recognition period in ruminants. One of these is a 70-kDa acidic protein that has not been identified. Our hypothesis was that the 70-kDa acidic protein is osteopontin (OPN). OPN is an acidic glycoprotein that fragments upon freezing and thawing or treatment with proteases including thrombin. OPN contains a Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (GRGDS) sequence that binds to cell surface integrins to promote cell-cell attachment and cell spreading. Using antisera to recombinant human OPN, both 70-kDa and 45-kDa proteins were identified in uterine flushings from pregnant ewes by Western blotting. A clone containing the entire ovine OPN cDNA coding sequence was isolated by screening a Day 15 pregnant ovine endometrial cDNA library with a partial ovine OPN cDNA. In pregnant ewes, steady-state levels of OPN endometrial mRNA increased (P < 0. 01) after Day 17. In both cyclic and pregnant ewes, in situ hybridization analysis showed that OPN mRNA was localized on unidentified immune cells within the stratum compactum of the endometrium. In pregnant ewes, OPN mRNA was also expressed by the glandular epithelium. Results suggest that progesterone and/or IFNtau induce expression and secretion of OPN by uterine glands during the periimplantation period and that OPN may induce adhesion between luminal epithelium and trophectoderm to facilitate superficial implantation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
884-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Embryonic Development, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Estrus, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Osteopontin, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Pregnancy, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Sheep, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Sialoglycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10491620-Uterus
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Ovine osteopontin: I. Cloning and expression of messenger ribonucleic acid in the uterus during the periimplantation period.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Science, Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-2471, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.