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BOR - Papers in Press, published online ahead of print October 17, 2002.
Biol Reprod 2002, 10.1095/biolreprod.102.007336
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BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 68, 375–382 (2003)
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.007336
© 2003 by the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc.

Female Reproductive Tract

Embryotrophic Factor-3 from Human Oviductal Cells Affects the Messenger RNA Expression of Mouse Blastocyst1

Y.L. Leea, K.F. Leea, J.S. Xua, K.L. Kwoka, J.M. Lukb, W.M. Leec, and W.S.B. Yeung2,a

a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and b Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China SAR c Department of Zoology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China SAR

Our previous results showed that embryotrophic factor-3 (ETF-3) from human oviductal cells increased the size and hatching rate of mouse blastocysts in vitro. The present study investigated the production of ETF-3 by an immortalized human oviductal cell line (OE-E6/E7) and the effects of ETF-3 on the mRNA expression of mouse embryos. The ETF-3 was purified from primary oviductal cell conditioned media using sequential liquid chromatographic systems, and antiserum against ETF-3 was raised. The ETF-3-supplemented Chatot-Ziomek-Bavister medium was used to culture Day 1 MF1 x BALB/c mouse embryos for 4 days. The ETF-3 treatment significantly enhanced the mouse embryo blastulation and hatching rate. The antiserum, at concentrations of 0.03–3%, abolished the embryotrophic effect of ETF-3. Positive ETF-3 immunoreactivity was detected in the primary oviductal cells, OE-E6/E7, and blastocysts derived from ETF-3 treatment. Vero cells (African Green Monkey kidney cell line), fibroblasts, and embryos cultured in control medium did not possess ETF-3 immunoreactivity. The mRNA expression patterns of the treated embryos were studied at the blastocyst stage by mRNA differential display reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (DDRT-PCR). The DDRT-PCR showed that some of the mRNAs were differentially expressed after ETF-3 treatment. Twelve of the differentially expressed mRNAs that had high homology with cDNA sequences in the GenBank were selected for further characterization. The differential expression of seven of these mRNAs (ezrin, heat shock 70-kDa protein, cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIa-L precursor, proteinase-activated receptor 2, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2ß, cullin 1, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen) was confirmed by semiquantitative RT-PCR. In conclusion, immortalized oviductal cells produce ETF-3, which influences mRNA expression of mouse blastocyst.

1 Supported by grants from Research Grant Council, Hong Kong (HKU7333/97M and HKU7319/01M), to W.S.B.Y.

2 Correspondence: W.S.B. Yeung, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China SAR. FAX: 852 2855 0947; wsbyeung{at}hkucc.hku.hk






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