title: Differences in early lineage segregation between mammals.
abstract: Two lineage segregation events in mammalian development form the trophectoderm, primitive endoderm, and pluripotent primitive ectoderm. In mouse embryos, Oct4, Cdx2, Nanog, and Gata6 govern these events, but it is unknown whether this is conserved between mammals. Here, the expression patterns of these genes and their products were determined in porcine oocytes and embryos and in bovine embryos. CDX2 and GATA6 expression in porcine and bovine blastocysts resembled that of mouse, indicating conserved functions. However, NANOG expression was undetectable in porcine oocytes and embryos. Some inner cell mass cells in bovine blastocysts expressed NANOG protein. OCT4 protein was undetectable in porcine morulae, but present in both the trophectoderm and the inner cell mass of blastocysts, suggesting that downregulation of OCT4 in the trophectoderm does not precede trophectoderm formation. Combined, the results indicate differences in lineage segregation between mammals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ewart W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Kuijk
authors.forename: Leonie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Du Puy
authors.forename: Helena T A
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Van Tol
authors.forename: Christine H Y
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Oei
authors.forename: Henk P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Haagsman
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colenbrander
authors.forename: Bernard A J
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Roelen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000071616:CDX2 Transcription Factor; D002417:Cattle; D019070:Cell Lineage; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D050993:GATA6 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D051379:Mice; D000071317:Nanog Homeobox Protein; D050814:Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013552:Swine; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000071616:CDX2 Transcription Factor; D050993:GATA6 Transcription Factor; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D000071317:Nanog Homeobox Protein; C475540:Nanog protein, mouse; D050814:Octamer Transcription Factor-3; D015534:Trans-Activators