title: Embigin/basigin subgroup of the immunoglobulin superfamily: different modes of expression during mouse embryogenesis and correlated expression with carbohydrate antigenic markers.
abstract: Embigin and basigin are highly glycosylated transmembrane glycoproteins with two immunoglobulin domains and form a subgroup in the immunoglobulin superfamily. Previous studies have demonstrated the functional significance of these molecules. In the present study, in situ hybridization analysis of their expression was performed during mouse embryogenesis. Embigin was strongly expressed in the endoderm during early postimplantation embryogenesis, and in the somite stage in the gut and visceral endoderm. Embryonic ectoderm and its derivative tissues weakly to moderately expressed this molecule. From day 10 to 15 of gestation, no embigin signal was detected. Basigin was more broadly expressed. During the organogenesis period, basigin was expressed in various epithelial tissues, brain ventricles, the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion. The modes of expression of these two proteins throughout the egg cylinder stage correlated with the expression of the carbohydrate markers that they carry; embigin with Dolichos biflorus agglutinin binding sites and basigin with LeX antigen and more closely with fucosyltransferase IV, which forms the antigenic epitope. These findings imply that proteins with specific carbohydrate epitopes play roles in early postimpantation embryogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Q W
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadomatsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000235:genetics; D030161:Avian Proteins; D051926:Basigin; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001798:Blood Proteins; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000235:genetics; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005647:Fucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000235:genetics*; D016256:Lewis X Antigen / Q000235:genetics; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000196:embryology*; D009024:Morphogenesis / Q000235:genetics; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D030161:Avian Proteins; D015415:Biomarkers; D001798:Blood Proteins; C102624:Bsg protein, Gallus gallus; C497887:Bsg protein, mouse; C079432:Bsg protein, rat; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D016256:Lewis X Antigen; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D051926:Basigin; D005647:Fucosyltransferases; C031692:galactoside 3-fucosyltransferase