title: Chorionic mRNA expression and N-glycodiversity of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein family (PAG) of the European bison (Bison bonasus).
abstract: Placental PAG mRNA expression and N-glycodiversity of multiple PAG proteins secreted in vitro by trophectoderm (chorion epithelium) of wild pecoran Bovidae taxons was not examined previously. The study on European bison (Eb) aimed: (1) to determine placental PAG mRNA expression by in situ hybridisation; (2) to identify a profile of pecoran PAG protein family secreted in vitro by cotyledonary (CT) explants; (3) to examine N-glycodiversity of the PAG proteins in this wild taxon. In addition, we compared (4) a profile and N-glycodiversity of the PAG protein family secreted in vitro by CT and interCT-trophectoderm (intCT-TRD) explants of domestic ruminants. Cotyledonary sections of the Eb were used for in situ hybridisation (ISH) with (35)S-labelled probes produced with porcine PAG cDNA as templates. Various CT and intCT-TRD explants were long-term cultured in vitro. Chorionic proteins were isolated from media, ultra-filtrated (>10 kDa MWCO) and analysed by PAGE-Western blotting with various polyclonal anti-PAG sera. Protein samples with or without enzymatic deglycosylation were examined after different times of explant cultures. Released chorionic proteins were deglycosylated by N-glycanase F (PNGase F+) and compared to glycosylated forms (PNGase F-). This is the first paper demonstrating the PAG-like mRNA transcript expression (by ISH) and N-glycodiversity of immuno-reactive PAG-like proteins (produced in vitro by chorionic explants) of European bison. Various PAG proteins of Eb (EbPAG) were secreted by CT explants during long-term in vitro studies. Major approximately 78, approximately 67 and approximately 65 kDa EbPAG-like proteins were reduced by enzymatic deglycosylation (at least by 10 kDa). Considerably smaller amounts of approximately 45 kDa EbPAG-like proteins were also observed. In addition, we have found that various PAG proteins (30-73 kDa) were secreted by bovine CT explants, during long-term in vitro cultures. Corresponding amounts of PAG proteins, similar in M(r), were also secreted by intCT-TRD explants, whose tissues were not utilised for PAG protein extraction during other scientists' previous studies. It seems that the M(r)-heterogeneity and N-glycodiversity of the PAG protein family can play very important role during feto-placental interactions in Bovidae species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego, Poland. szafran@uwm.edu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szafranska
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Panasiewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dabrowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majewska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gizejewski
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Beckers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016164:Bison / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002823:Chorion / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006031:Glycosylation; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D043524:Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010920:Placenta / Q000737:chemistry; D011247:Pregnancy; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D043524:Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase