Proteomic analysis of pregnancy-related proteins from pig uterus endometrium during pregnancy

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Title
Proteomic analysis of pregnancy-related proteins from pig uterus endometrium during pregnancy
Author(s)
J I Chae; J Kim; S G Lee; Young Joo Jeon; D W Kim; Y Soh; K S Seo; H K Lee; N J Choi; Joohyun Ryu; Sunghyun Kang; S K Cho; D S Lee; H M Chung; D B Koo
Bibliographic Citation
Proteome Science, vol. 9, pp. 41-41
Publication Year
2011
Abstract
Many important molecular events associated with implantation and development occur within the female reproductive tract, especially within the uterus endometrium, during pregnancy periods. The endometrium includes the mucosal lining of the uterus, which provides a suitable site for implantation and development of a fertilized egg and fetus. To date, the molecular cascades in the uterus endometrium during pregnancy periods in pigs have not been elucidated fully. In this study, we compared the functional regulated proteins in the endometrium during pregnancy periods with those in non-pregnant conditions and investigated changes in expression patterns during pregnancy (days 40, 70, and 93) using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and western blotting. The functional regulated proteins were identified and discovered from differentially expressed proteins in the uterus endometrium during pregnancy. We discovered 820 protein spots in a proteomic analysis of uterus endometrium tissues with 2-DE gels. We identified 63 of the 98 proteins regulated differentially among non-pregnant and pregnant tissues (matched and unmatched spots). Interestingly, 10 of these 63 proteins are development-, cytoskeleton- and chaperon-related proteins such as transferrin, protein DJ-1, transgelin, galectin-1, septin 2, stathmin 1, cofilin 1, fascin 1, heat shock protein (HSP) 90β and HSP 27. The specific expression patterns of these proteins in the endometrium during pregnancy were confirmed by western blotting. Our results suggest that the expressions of these genes involved in endometrium function and endometrium development from early to late gestation are associated with the regulation of endometrium development for maintaining pregnancy.
ISSN
1477-5956
Publisher
Springer-BMC
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-5956-9-41
Type
Article
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