Characterisation of Osteopontin in an In Vitro Model of Embryo Implantation
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Maternal and Fetal Health Centre and Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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Department of Reproductive Medicine, Old St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Cells 2019, 8(5), 432; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8050432
Received: 2 April 2019 / Revised: 1 May 2019 / Accepted: 2 May 2019 / Published: 9 May 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adding New Pieces in the Osteopontin Puzzle)
At the onset of pregnancy, embryo implantation is initiated by interactions between the endometrial epithelium and the outer trophectoderm cells of the blastocyst. Osteopontin (OPN) is expressed in the endometrium and is implicated in attachment and signalling roles at the embryo–epithelium interface. We have characterised OPN in the human endometrial epithelial Ishikawa cell line using three different monoclonal antibodies, revealing at least nine distinct molecular weight forms and a novel secretory pathway localisation in the apical domain induced by cell organisation into a confluent epithelial layer. Mouse blastocysts co-cultured with Ishikawa cell layers served to model embryo apposition, attachment and initial invasion at implantation. Exogenous OPN attenuated initial, weak embryo attachment to Ishikawa cells but did not affect the attainment of stable attachment. Notably, exogenous OPN inhibited embryonic invasion of the underlying cell layer, and this corresponded with altered expression of transcription factors associated with differentiation from trophectoderm (Gata2) to invasive trophoblast giant cells (Hand1). These data demonstrate the complexity of endometrial OPN forms and suggest that OPN regulates embryonic invasion at implantation by signalling to the trophectoderm.
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Keywords:
Osteopontin; embryo implantation; endometrium
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Berneau, S.C; Ruane, P.T; Brison, D.R; Kimber, S.J; Westwood, M.; Aplin, J.D. Characterisation of Osteopontin in an In Vitro Model of Embryo Implantation. Cells 2019, 8, 432.
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Berneau SC, Ruane PT, Brison DR, Kimber SJ, Westwood M, Aplin JD. Characterisation of Osteopontin in an In Vitro Model of Embryo Implantation. Cells. 2019; 8(5):432.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBerneau, Stéphane C; Ruane, Peter T; Brison, Daniel R; Kimber, Susan J; Westwood, Melissa; Aplin, John D 2019. "Characterisation of Osteopontin in an In Vitro Model of Embryo Implantation" Cells 8, no. 5: 432.
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