Expression of cell-surface antigens and embryonic stem cell pluripotency genes in equine blastocysts |
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Authors: | Guest D J Allen W R |
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Institution: | Department of Veterinary Medicine Equine Fertility Unit, University of Cambridge, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9BH, UK. debbie.guest@aht.org.uk |
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Abstract: | Embryonic stem-like (ES-like) cells have now been derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of horse embryos at the blastocyst stage. Because they have been shown to express cell-surface antigens found in both human and mouse ES cells, the present study investigated gene expression patterns in day-7 horse blastocysts from which the horse ES-like cells had been derived originally. The genes studied included Oct-4, stage-specific embryonic antigen-1 (SSEA-1), SSEA-3, SSEA-4, tumor rejection antigen-1-60 (TRA-1-60), TRA-1-81, and alkaline phosphatase activity, and whereas all three of the SSEA antigens were expressed in both the ICM and the trophoblast on day 7, Oct-4, TRA-1-60, TRA-1-81, and alkaline phosphatase activity were localized mostly in the ICM. Upon in vitro differentiation of the horse ES-like cells, their expression of the stem cell markers was abolished. Therefore, the species-specific expression pattern of stem cell markers in horse ES-like cells reflects gene expression in the blastocysts from which they are derived. |
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