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Expression and functional analysis of genes deregulated in mouse placental overgrowth models: Car2 and Ncam1

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Author

  • Umashankar Singh
  • Tong Sun
  • Wei Shi
  • Ralph Schulz
  • Ulrike Nuber
  • Aikaterini Varanou
  • Myriam C Hemberger
  • Rosemary W Elliott
  • Hiroshi Ohta
  • Teruhiko Wakayama
  • Reinald Fundele
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Summary, in English

Different causes, such as maternal diabetes, cloning by nuclear transfer, interspecific hybridization, and deletion of some genes such as Esx1, Ipl, or Cdkn1c, may underlie placental overgrowth. In a previous study, we carried out comparative gene expression analysis in three models of placental hyperplasias, cloning, interspecies hybridization (IHPD), and Esx1 deletion. This study identified a large number of genes that exhibited differential expression between normal and enlarged placentas; however, it remained unclear how altered expression of any specific gene was related to any specific placental phenotype. In the present study, we focused on two genes, Car2 and Ncam1, which both exhibited increased expression in interspecies and cloned hyperplastic placentas. Apart from a detailed expression analysis of both genes during normal murine placentation, we also assessed morphology of placentas that were null for Car2 or Ncam1. Finally, we attempted to rescue placental hyperplasia in a congenic model of IHPD by decreasing transcript levels of Car2 or Ncam1. In situ analysis showed that both genes are expressed mainly in the spongiotrophoblast, however, expression patterns exhibited significant variability during development. Contrary to expectations, homozygous deletion of either Car2 or Ncam1 did not result in placental phenotypes. However, expression analysis of Car3 and Ncam2, which can take over the function of Car2 and Ncam1, respectively, indicated a possible rescue mechanism, as Car3 and Ncam2 were expressed in spongiotrophoblast of Car2 and Ncam1 mutant placentas. On the other hand, downregulation of either Car2 or Ncam1 did not rescue any of the placental phenotypes of AT24 placentas, a congenic model for interspecies hybrid placentas. This strongly suggested that altered expression of Car2 and Ncam1 is a downstream event in placental hyperplasia.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

1034-1045

Publication/Series

Developmental Dynamics

Volume

234

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords

  • Car2
  • Ncam1
  • placental growth
  • functional redundancy

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1097-0177