title: Apolipoprotein B-related gene expression and ultrastructural characteristics of lipoprotein secretion in mouse yolk sac during embryonic development.
abstract: In mice, the yolk sac appears to play a crucial role in nourishing the developing embryo, especially during embryonic days (E) 7;-10. Lipoprotein synthesis and secretion may be essential for this function: embryos lacking apolipoprotein (apo) B or microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP), both of which participate in the assembly of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, are apparently defective in their ability to export lipoproteins from yolk sac endoderm cells and die during mid-gestation. We therefore analyzed the embryonic expression of apoB, MTP, and alpha-tocopherol transfer protein (alpha-TTP), which have been associated with the assembly and secretion of apoB-containing lipoproteins in the adult liver, at different developmental time points. MTP expression or activity was found in the yolk sac and fetal liver, and low levels of activity were detected in E18.5 placentas. alpha-TTP mRNA and protein were detectable in the fetal liver, but not in the yolk sac or placenta. Ultrastructural analysis of yolk sac visceral endoderm cells demonstrated nascent VLDL within the luminal spaces of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus at E7.5 and E8.5. The particles were reduced in diameter at E13.5 and reduced in number at E18.5;-19. The data support the hypothesis that the yolk sac plays a vital role in providing lipids and lipid-soluble nutrients to embryos during the early phases (E7;-10) of mouse development. secretion in mouse yolk sac during embryonic development.
authors.affiliation: Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terasawa
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cases
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jothi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Traber
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Packer
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Farese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution / Q000235:genetics; D015017:Yolk Sac / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C017763:alpha-tocopherol transfer protein; C106092:microsomal triglyceride transfer protein; D012313:RNA