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a Departments of Animal Science,
b Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health,
c Center for Animal Biotechnology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Center, College Station, Texas 77843-2471
d Department of Animal Science, Reproductive Biology Program, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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). In the present studies, UCRP mRNA and protein were detected in ovine endometrium. Ovine UCRP mRNA was detectable on Day 13, peaked at Day 15, and remained high through Day 19 of pregnancy. The UCRP mRNA was localized to the luminal epithelium (LE), stromal cells (ST) immediately beneath the LE, and shallow glandular epithelium (GE) on Day 13, but it extended to the deep GE, deep ST, and myometrium of uterine tissues by Day 15 of pregnancy. Western blotting revealed induction of UCRP in the endometrial extracts from pregnant, but not cyclic, ewes. Ovine UCRP was also detected in uterine flushings from Days 15 and 17 of pregnancy and immunoprecipitated from Day 17 pregnant endometrial explant-conditioned medium. Treatment of immortalized ovine LE cells with recombinant ovine (ro) IFN induced cytosolic expression of UCRP, and intrauterine injection of roIFN into ovariectomized cyclic ewes induced endometrial expression of UCRP mRNA. These results are the first to describe temporal and spatial alterations in the cellular localization of UCRP in the ruminant uterus. Collectively, UCRP is synthesized and secreted by the ovine endometrium in response to IFN during early pregnancy. Because UCRP is present in the uterus and uterine flushings, it may regulate endometrial proteins associated with establishment and maintenance of early pregnancy in ruminants.
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(PGF2) [2]. Maternal recognition of pregnancy prevents luteolysis and extends CL life span. The ovine conceptus produces interferon tau (IFN), the antiluteolytic hormone in ruminants, between the 12th and 13th day of pregnancy [3–7]. IFN is thought to suppress transcription of the estrogen receptor gene. This prevents estrogen-induced increases in oxytocin receptor gene expression and formation in the luminal epithelium of the endometrium [8], which abrogates the production and release of luteolytic PGF2.
IFN also regulates the de novo synthesis and/or secretion of several uterine proteins [9]. One of these is a 17-kDa endometrial protein that cross-reacts with ubiquitin antisera and, therefore, has been termed ubiquitin cross-reactive protein (UCRP) [10]. Human UCRP has been named IFN-stimulated gene product 15 (ISG15) and possesses homology to a tandem ubiquitin repeat including the carboxyl-terminal RGG amino acid sequence of ubiquitin that is essential for its conjugation to intracellular proteins [11]. ISG15 conjugates to intracellular proteins, and these conjugates are distinct from those of ubiquitin. Thus, interferons may induce an intracellular pathway for UCRP ligation that is parallel to, but distinct from, that of ubiquitin [12, 13]. Austin and coworkers linked UCRP expression to early pregnancy when they identified a 16-kDa protein that was secreted by the bovine endometrium in response to conceptus-derived IFN [10, 14]. Sequencing of a cDNA encoding bovine UCRP revealed that it shared 70% identity with ISG15 and 30% identity with a tandem ubiquitin repeat, and the Leu-Arg-Gly-Gly (LRGG) C-terminal sequence was conserved [15]. Bovine UCRP was later shown to conjugate to endometrial cytosolic proteins. These conjugates were distinct from those of ubiquitin and appeared only during early pregnancy or in response to IFN in vitro [16]. Up-regulation of UCRP in first-trimester decidua of both humans and baboons has also been reported [17]. Interestingly, monomeric UCRP was not found in these tissues but was always conjugated to other proteins. The objectives of the present experiments were to examine the temporal and spatial expression of UCRP in endometrium from cyclic and early pregnant ewes.
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Mature Western-range ewes of primarily Rambouillet breeding were observed daily for estrous behavior in the presence of vasectomized rams. After experiencing at least two estrous cycles of normal duration (16–18 days), ewes were assigned randomly on Day 0 (estrus/mating) to be either hysterectomized or fitted with uterine catheters. All experimental and surgical procedures involving animals were approved by the Agricultural Animal Care and Use Committee of Texas A&M University (Animal Use Protocols 7-286 and AG-239AG).
Experiment 1 At onset of estrus (Day 0), ewes were assigned randomly to cyclic or pregnant status. Ewes assigned to pregnant status were mated to intact rams three times at 12-h intervals beginning at estrus. Fifty-two ewes were ovariohysterectomized (n = 4 ewes/day) on Day 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, or 15 of the estrous cycle or Day 11, 13, 15, 17, or 19 of gestation. At hysterectomy, uteri were flushed with 0.9% NaCl, and flushes were frozen at -80°C. Pregnancy was verified by recovery of an apparently normal conceptus in uterine flushes. Several sections (1–1.5 cm) of uterine wall from the middle of each uterine horn were fixed in fresh 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS (pH 7.2). After 24 h, fixed tissues were changed to 70% ethanol for 24 h and then embedded in Paraplast-Plus (Oxford Labware, St. Louis, MO). The remaining endometrium was dissected from myometrium, frozen in liquid nitrogen, and stored at -80°C.
Experiment 2
Eight cyclic ewes were fitted with uterine catheters on Day 5 of the estrous cycle as previously described [18]. Ewes (n = 4 ewes per treatment) then received intrauterine injections (1 ml/horn) of either control proteins (ovine serum proteins; 6 mg/day) or recombinant ovine (ro) IFN (1 x 107 antiviral units/horn/day) from Days 11 to 15 postestrus. The uterine horns of each ewe received twice-daily (0700 h and 1900 h) injections of either roIFN (5 x 106 antiviral units/horn per injection) or control proteins (equal amount of total protein/horn per injection). All ewes were ovariohysterectomized on Day 16. Endometrium was dissected from myometrium and frozen in liquid nitrogen.
Experiment 3
Endometrium from three Day 17 pregnant ewes was collected by dissection and placed into warm Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's medium (DMEM)/F12 culture medium (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) containing penicillin G (100 IU/ml), streptomycin (0.1 mg/ml), and amphotericin B (0.25 µg/ml; Gibco-BRL, Grand Island, NY). The endometrium was then minced with scalpel blades into small pieces (2–3 cubic mm). Aliquots of 500 mg minced endometrium were placed into culture dishes (100 x 15 mm) with 5 ml of cysteine-methionine-deficient DMEM culture medium (Sigma) containing 50 µCi/ml of [35S]methionine-cysteine (Promix; Amersham Life Sciences, Arlington Heights, IL) for incorporation into newly synthesized proteins. Recombinant oIFN was added to cultures at 104 antiviral units/ml, and cultures were incubated for 24 h with rocking under an atmosphere of 45% nitrogen, 5% carbon dioxide, and 50% oxygen. The culture medium was then harvested, centrifuged (3000 x g for 10 min at 4°C), and stored at -80°C.
Experiment 4 At onset of estrus (Day 0), a ewe was assigned to be hysterectomized on Day 5 of the estrous cycle. Uterine luminal epithelium (LE) cells were isolated as previously described [19]. Primary ovine LE cells were immortalized by transduction with a retroviral vector (LXSN-16E6E7) packaged by the amphoteric fibroblast line PA317 as previously described [20]. Culture supernatants from the PA317 producer cells (American Type Culture Collection) were used with polybrene (4 µg/ml; Sigma) to transfect primary cell lines in their third passage. Cells having integrated the vector were selected by resistance to the neomycin analog G418 (800 µg/ml; Gibco-BRL). The G418-resistant LE populations were subcultured and maintained in G418-supplemented (100 µg/ml) medium for > 30 passages.
Northern Blot Analysis
Complementary cDNA probes were generated through random primer reactions (Life Technologies Inc., Grand Island, NJ). Bovine UCRP cDNA [15] was labeled using 50 µCi [32P-]dCTP (New England Nuclear, Boston, MA) and Klenow enzyme. One hundred milligrams of homogenized endometrial tissue was extracted for total cellular RNA using Tri Reagent (Molecular Research Inc., Cincinnati, OH) as previously described [21]. For Northern blot analysis, total cellular RNA was loaded (10 µg/lane) onto 1.5% agarose gels, electrophoresed, transferred to 0.2-µm nylon membranes, prehybridized, hybridized, and placed on Kodak XAR film (Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY) for 48 h as previously described [21].
Slot Blot Hybridization Analysis
Total cellular RNA was isolated from endometrium using Trizol reagent (Gibco-BRL). The quantity of RNA was assessed spectrophotometrically, and integrity of RNA was examined by electrophoresis in a denaturing 1% agarose gel [22]. Steady-state levels of UCRP mRNA were measured in endometrial samples using slot blot hybridization analysis. For each ewe, denatured total cellular RNA (20 µg) was hybridized with radiolabeled antisense cRNA probes generated by in vitro transcription with [-32P]UTP (Amersham) as previously described [18]. Plasmid templates for bovine UCRP (pKA16) [15] and 18 S rRNA (pT718S; Ambion, Austin, TX) were used. The radioactivity in each slot was quantitated using an Instant Imager (Packard, Meriden, CT) and expressed as total counts.
In Situ Hybridization Analysis
The UCRP mRNA was localized in uterine tissue sections by in situ hybridization analysis. Uterine tissue sections were deparaffinized in xylene and then rehydrated to water through a graded series of alcohol. Tissue sections were postfixed in 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS and then digested with proteinase K (20 µg/ml) in PK digestion buffer (50 mM Tris, 5 mM EDTA, pH 8) for 8 min at 37°C. Sections were then refixed for 5 min in 4% paraformaldehyde, rinsed twice for 5 min each in PBS, dehydrated through a graded series of alcohol, and then dried at room temperature for 30 min. Sections were hybridized with radiolabeled antisense or sense cRNA probes generated from a linearized bovine UCRP (pKA16) plasmid template using in vitro transcription with [-35S]UTP (specific activity: 3000 Ci/mmol; Amersham). Radiolabeled cRNA probes (5 x 106 cpm/slide) were denatured in 75 µl hybridization buffer (50% formamide, 0.3 M NaCl, 20 mM Tris-HCl [pH 8], 5 mM EDTA [pH 8], 10 mM sodium phosphate [pH 8], single-strength Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate, 0.5 mg/ml yeast RNA, 100 mM dithiothreitol [DTT]) at 70°C for 10 min. Hybridization solution was applied to the middle of each slide, and a coverslip was placed gently on top. Slides were then incubated in a humidified chamber containing 50% formamide/5-strength SSC (single-strength SSC is 0.15 M sodium chloride, 0.015 M sodium citrate) and hybridized overnight at 55°C. Coverslips were floated off the slides by placement in 5-strength SSC/10 mM ß-mercaptoethanol (ßME) for 30 min at 55°C, and remaining coverslips were gently removed with a pair of forceps. Sections were then washed as follows: 50% formamide/double-strength SSC/50 mM ßME for 20 min at 65°C; single-strength TEN (0.05 M NaCl/10 mM Tris [pH 8]/5 M EDTA) for 10 min at room temperature; and then three times in single-strength TEN for 10 min at 37°C. Sections were then digested with deoxyribonuclease (DNase)-free ribonuclease (RNase; 10 µg/ml) in single-strength TEN for 30 min at 37°C to remove nonspecifically bound probe and washed as follows: single-strength TEN for 30 min at 37°C; 50% formamide/double-strength SSC/50 mM ßME for 20 min at 65°C; double-strength SSC for 15 min at room temperature; 0.1-strength SSC for 12 min at room temperature; 70% ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydroxide containing 0.3 M ammonium acetate for 5 min at room temperature; 95% ethanol containing 0.03 M ammonium acetate for 1 min at room temperature; twice in 100% ethanol; and three times in single-strength TEN for 10 min at 37°C. Liquid film emulsion autoradiography was performed using Kodak NTB-2 liquid photographic emulsion. Slides were stored at 4°C for 5 days, developed in Kodak D-19 developer, counterstained with Harris' modified hematoxylin in acetic acid (Fisher, Fairlawn, NJ), dehydrated through a graded series of alcohol to xylene, coverslipped, and evaluated by both brightfield and darkfield microscopy with a Zeiss Photomicroscope III (Carl Zeiss Inc., Thornwood, NY).
Western Blot Analysis
Endometrium was thawed and immediately homogenized in extraction buffer (10 mM Tris [pH 7], 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT, 100 µg/ml PMSF) at a ratio of 1 g tissue per 5 ml buffer. Homogenates were sonicated for 30 sec with a Mini Ultrasonic Cell Disrupter (Sonics & Materials, Inc., Danbury, CT), and cellular debris was cleared by centrifugation (10 000 x g for 15 min at 4°C). Uterine flushings were thawed and concentrated by ultrafiltration (1 h; 2000 x g) over Mr 3000 cut-off membranes (Amicon, Danvers, MA).
Concentrations of protein in endometrial extracts and uterine flushings were determined using a Bradford protein assay (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Richmond, CA) with BSA as the standard. Proteins in endometrial extracts (150 µg) or uterine flushings (60 µg) were denatured in Laemmli buffer, separated on 15% (total monomer) SDS-PAGE gels, and transferred to nitrocellulose as previously described [23]. Blots were blocked overnight in TBST (20 mM Tris [pH 7.5], 137 mM NaCl, 0.05% Tween 20) containing 5% dried milk. Blots were washed three times for 5 min each in TBST and then incubated with polyclonal rabbit anti-human (h) UCRP serum (5 µg/ml), kindly donated by Dr. Ernest Knight, or normal rabbit serum (5 µg/ml) in TBST containing 2% dried milk while rocking overnight at 4°C. Blots were washed three times for 10 min each in TBST and placed in goat anti-rabbit IgG-horseradish peroxidase conjugate (1:15 000 dilution of 1 mg/ml stock; KPL, Bethesda, MD) for 1 h at room temperature while rocking. Blots were washed three times for 10 min each in TBST, and immunoreactive proteins were detected using enhanced chemiluminescence (Amersham) and X-OMAT AR film (Kodak).
Immunoprecipitation Assay
Proteins in endometrial explant culture medium (200 µl) were immunoprecipitated as previously described [23] with modifications. Explant culture medium was placed in microfuge tubes and brought to 1 ml with IPH lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCL [pH 8], 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 0.5% NP-40, 0.1 mM PMSF). Polyclonal rabbit anti-hUCRP serum (5 µg) or normal rabbit serum (5 µg) was added to relevant tubes and incubated with rocking at 4°C for 1 h. Protein A/G-sepharose beads (20 µl; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA) were added, and the mixture was incubated with rocking at 4°C overnight. Beads were then pelleted by centrifugation (1000 x g for 3 min) and washed four times with 1 ml of IPH lysis buffer. All centrifuging and washing steps were performed at 4°C. Remaining wash buffer was removed from pellets, beads were solubilized in 40 µl SDS-PAGE loading buffer and then denatured at 70°C for 5 min, cooled on ice for 2 min, and centrifuged at 12 000 x g for 10 min. Supernatants were loaded onto a 15% SDS-PAGE gel along with prestained molecular weight standards. Gels were impregnated with a fluorographic enhancer (Amplify; Amersham), dried, and placed on Kodak XRP film for 7 days at -80°C.
Statistical Analysis
Data were subjected to least-squares ANOVA using the general Linear Models (GLM) procedures of the Statistical Analysis System [24]. Slot blot hybridization data (total counts) were normalized for differences in sample loading using the 18 S rRNA data as a covariate. All tests of statistical significance were performed using the appropriate error terms according to the expectation of mean squares. Data are presented as least-squares means (LSM) with standard errors (SE).
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Detection of UCRP mRNA in ovine endometrium during the estrous cycle and pregnancy by Northern blotting (Fig. 1), and quantitation of temporal changes in expression by slot blot hybridization (Fig. 2) indicated that UCRP mRNA was not present in endometrium from cyclic ewes. However, UCRP mRNA expression increased (p < 0.05) between Days 13 and 15 of pregnancy and remained high through Day 19 of pregnancy. The mRNA transcript of 0.65 kilobases (kb) was similar in size to that described in bovine endometrium [21].
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In situ hybridization analysis of uterine cross sections revealed increased abundance of UCRP mRNA between Days 11 and 13 of pregnancy (Fig. 3A). The transcript was localized in low amounts to the LE on Day 11 and was observed in the stratum compactum layer of the stromal cells (ST) and the shallow glandular epithelium (GE) on Day 13; then expression extended into the deep GE, stratum spongiosum layer of the ST, and myometrium on Days 15 through 19 in pregnant ewes (Fig. 3B). The UCRP mRNA decreased to undetectable levels in the LE coincident with expression of transcript in deeper endometrial cells and myometrium.
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Western Blot Analysis of Immunoreactive UCRP in Endometrial Extracts and Uterine Flushings
Evidence for immunoreactive UCRP in endometrium from cyclic and pregnant ewes is shown in Figure 4. The UCRP (17 kDa) was detected in endometrial extracts from pregnant ewes, but not in extracts from cyclic ewes. UCRP in endometrium was not detectable on Days 11 and 13 of pregnancy but was detectable on Days 15 and 17 of pregnancy. Controls in which normal rabbit serum (NRS) replaced polyclonal anti-hUCRP primary antibody showed no cross reacting 17-kDa bands. The UCRP was also detected in uterine flushings by Western blotting on Days 15 and 17 of pregnancy (Fig. 5).
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Immunoprecipitation Analysis of UCRP in Endometrial Explant Culture Medium
Figure 6 illustrates results of an immunoprecipitation assay using proteins in Day 17 pregnant ovine endometrial explant-conditioned culture medium 24 h after culture in the presence of roIFN. Rabbit anti-hUCRP serum, but not normal rabbit serum, specifically immunoprecipitated a radiolabeled protein of 17 kDa, which was identical in size to immunoreactive UCRP in ovine endometrial extracts and uterine flushings.
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In Vivo Up-Regulation of Uterine UCRP mRNA by roIFN
Injection of roIFN into uteri of cyclic ewes increased (p < 0.05) steady-state levels of endometrial UCRP mRNA (1065 ± 50 cpm) compared to levels in ewes that had received injections of control proteins (275 ± 50 cpm).
In Vitro Up-Regulation of UCRP by roIFN
Incubation of immortalized ovine LE cells with roIFN induced cytosolic expression of UCRP after 6 h, and expression was maintained through 48 h (Fig. 7). Expression of ubiquitin in LE cells was not altered by treatment with roIFN.
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production [25]. Indeed, intrauterine infusion of roIFN into cyclic ewes induced expression of endometrial UCRP mRNA. Both mRNA and protein were expressed maximally in endometrium by Day 15 of pregnancy, and UCRP was detectable in uterine flushings from pregnant ewes by Day 15. Of particular interest is the temporal and spatial expression of UCRP mRNA in the uterine wall. In pregnant ewes, UCRP mRNA increased first in the LE, then in the shallow GE and stratum compactum layer of the ST. This was followed by a rapid increase in expression throughout the endometrium and extending through the myometrium, which was coincident with a loss of UCRP mRNA in the LE. This pattern of expression is similar to that for the IFN-induced Mx protein [26]. IFN binds type I IFN receptors that are present on cells of the uterine endometrium [27] but accessible only when expressed by endometrial LE and shallow GE [28]. Because IFN cannot be detected in venous or lymphatic drainage [29], this trophectoderm-specific cytokine may induce secretion of an "interferonmedin" from the basolateral surface of the epithelium that acts as a paracrine stimulator of IFN responses in stroma and myometrium [30]. However, we note that IFN may act directly on each cell type within the uterus. Isolated ovine LE, GE, and stromal cell lines all express UCRP in response to roIFN treatment (unpublished observation). Ubiquitin cross-reactive protein is a functional ubiquitin homolog [12, 16, 17] that retains the C-terminal RGG amino acid sequence [10, 11] required for the first step in covalent conjugation to cytosolic proteins [31]. Activated ubiquitin ligates through the carboxyl terminal glycine residue to a lysine side-chain of the substrate protein. Additional ubiquitination can be accepted by the Lys-48 of ubiquitin [32]. This ligation process is termed ubiquitination or conjugation, and the target protein/ubiquitin complexes are referred to as conjugates. The primary site for targeted protein degradation is a 26 S cytosolic ubiquitin receptor and protease complex called the proteasome [33]. Substrate proteins are cleaved from ubiquitin moieties by isopeptidases, and ubiquitin is recycled [34]. However, conjugated proteins are not always targeted for proteasomal degradation. Monoubiquitinated proteins can be stabilized, modified, or activated by the conjugation pathway [35–39].
Whether UCRP helps to prepare the ovine uterus for the implanting conceptus is highly speculative yet intriguing in the context of its potential functionality. UCRP might ligate to and alter or initiate proteasomal degradation of cytosolic uterine proteins that are involved with uterine PGF2 release. Candidates include estrogen and/or oxytocin receptors [8], enzymes including prostaglandin synthase [40], or transcription factors regulating genes encoding proteins such as the signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) or interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) [25, 28]. Likewise, enzymes involved in synthesis of PGE2 could be activated or stabilized by conjugation to UCRP [41]. UCRP may selectively modulate or degrade elements of the immune response within the uterus [42]. Ligation of UCRP to intracellular proteins might influence molecular interactions involved in apposition and attachment of trophectoderm to the uterine LE surface to coordinate the implantation adhesion cascade [43]. Also, UCRP might conjugate to proteins in uterine tissues to inhibit the induction of apoptosis by type I IFNs, and thus circumvent the toxic effects of high doses of IFN. Indeed, sentrin, a ubiquitin-related protein, conjugates to Fas and tumor necrosis factor to inhibit induction of cell death by these proteins [44, 45].
Although UCRP probably functions to modulate and eliminate proteins within the cell, the physiological relevance of UCRP secretion or release by cells is not clear. Secretion of ubiquitin has only recently been reported, and a specific role for extracellular ubiquitin has not been advanced [10]. It is possible that UCRP release is simply a by-product of increased protein synthesis within the cell and is not a direct response to early pregnancy signals. However, since UCRP is found in ovine uterine flushings and is released from endometrial explants in response to IFN, it may have extracellular endocrine, exocrine, or paracrine roles that are conducive to the maintenance of early pregnancy.
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2 Correspondence: Fuller W. Bazer, Department of Animal Science and Center for Animal Biotechnology, Albert B. Alkek Institute of Biosciences and Technology, 442D Kleberg Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471. FAX: 409 862 2662; fbazer{at}cvm.tamu.edu
Accepted: March 2, 1999.
Received: December 11, 1998.
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M. H. Melner, N. A. Ducharme, A. R. Brash, V. P. Winfrey, and G. E. Olson Differential Expression of Genes in the Endometrium at Implantation: Upregulation of a Novel Member of the E2 Class of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes Biol Reprod, February 1, 2004; 70(2): 406 - 414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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S. Kim, Y. Choi, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Identification of Genes in the Ovine Endometrium Regulated by Interferon {tau} Independent of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1 Endocrinology, December 1, 2003; 144(12): 5203 - 5214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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K. J. Austin, B. M. Bany, E. L. Belden, L. A. Rempel, J. C. Cross, and T. R. Hansen Interferon-Stimulated Gene-15 (Isg15) Expression Is Up-Regulated in the Mouse Uterus in Response to the Implanting Conceptus Endocrinology, July 1, 2003; 144(7): 3107 - 3113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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 B. A. Hicks, S. J. Etter, K. G. Carnahan, M. M. Joyce, A. A. Assiri, S. J. Carling, K. Kodali, G. A. Johnson, T. R. Hansen, M. A. Mirando, et al. Expression of the uterine Mx protein in cyclic and pregnant cows, gilts, and mares, J Anim Sci, June 1, 2003; 81(6): 1552 - 1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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G. A. Johnson, R. C. Burghardt, M. M. Joyce, T. E. Spencer, F. W. Bazer, C. Pfarrer, and C. A. Gray Osteopontin Expression in Uterine Stroma Indicates a Decidualization-Like Differentiation During Ovine Pregnancy Biol Reprod, June 1, 2003; 68(6): 1951 - 1958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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Y. Choi, G. A. Johnson, T. E. Spencer, and F. W. Bazer Pregnancy and Interferon Tau Regulate Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I and {beta}2-Microglobulin Expression in the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, May 1, 2003; 68(5): 1703 - 1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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C. S. Rosenfeld, C.-S. Han, A. P. Alexenko, T. E. Spencer, and R. M. Roberts Expression of Interferon Receptor Subunits, IFNAR1 and IFNAR2, in the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, September 1, 2002; 67(3): 847 - 853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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M. D. Stewart, Y. Choi, G. A. Johnson, L.-y. Yu-Lee, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Roles of Stat1, Stat2, and Interferon Regulatory Factor-9 (IRF-9) in Interferon Tau Regulation of IRF-1 Biol Reprod, February 1, 2002; 66(2): 393 - 400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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J. K. Pru, K. J. Austin, A. L. Haas, and T. R. Hansen Pregnancy and Interferon-{tau} Upregulate Gene Expression of Members of the 1-8 Family in the Bovine Uterus Biol Reprod, November 1, 2001; 65(5): 1471 - 1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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Y. Choi, G. A. Johnson, R. C. Burghardt, L. R. Berghman, M. M. Joyce, K. M. Taylor, M. David Stewart, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Interferon Regulatory Factor-Two Restricts Expression of Interferon-Stimulated Genes to the Endometrial Stroma and Glandular Epithelium of the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, October 1, 2001; 65(4): 1038 - 1049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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A. M. Hettinger, M. R. Allen, B. R. Zhang, D. W. Goad, J. R. Malayer, and R. D. Geisert Presence of the Acute Phase Protein, Bikunin, in the Endometrium of Gilts During Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy Biol Reprod, August 1, 2001; 65(2): 507 - 513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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H. Ka, L. A. Jaeger, G. A. Johnson, T. E. Spencer, and F. W. Bazer Keratinocyte Growth Factor Is Up-Regulated by Estrogen in the Porcine Uterine Endometrium and Functions in Trophectoderm Cell Proliferation and Differentiation Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2303 - 2310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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M. D. Stewart, G. A. Johnson, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Interferon-{{tau}} (IFN{{tau}}) Regulation of IFN-Stimulated Gene Expression in Cell Lines Lacking Specific IFN-Signaling Components Endocrinology, May 1, 2001; 142(5): 1786 - 1794. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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G. A. Johnson, M. D. Stewart, C. Allison Gray, Y. Choi, R. C. Burghardt, L.-Y. Yu-Lee, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Effects of the Estrous Cycle, Pregnancy, and Interferon Tau on 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase Expression in the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, May 1, 2001; 64(5): 1392 - 1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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D. M. Stewart, G. A. Johnson, C. A. Vyhlidal, R. C. Burghardt, S. H. Safe, L.-Y. Yu-Lee, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Interferon-{{tau}} Activates Multiple Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Proteins and Has Complex Effects on Interferon-Responsive Gene Transcription in Ovine Endometrial Epithelial Cells Endocrinology, January 1, 2001; 142(1): 98 - 107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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C. Chen, T. E. Spencer, and F. W. Bazer Fibroblast Growth Factor-10: A Stromal Mediator of Epithelial Functionin the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, September 1, 2000; 63(3): 959 - 966. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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C. Chen, T. E. Spencer, and F. W. Bazer Expression of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Its Receptor c-metin the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, June 1, 2000; 62(6): 1844 - 1850. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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G. A. Johnson, T. E. Spencer, R. C. Burghardt, M. M. Joyce, and F. W. Bazer Interferon-Tau and Progesterone Regulate Ubiquitin Cross-Reactive Protein Expression in the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, March 1, 2000; 62(3): 622 - 627. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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T. E. Spencer, A. Gray, G. A. Johnson, K. M. Taylor, A. Gertler, E. Gootwine, T. L. Ott, and F. W. Bazer Effects of Recombinant Ovine Interferon Tau, Placental Lactogen, and Growth Hormone on the Ovine Uterus Biol Reprod, December 1, 1999; 61(6): 1409 - 1418. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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G. A. Johnson, R. C. Burghardt, G. R. Newton, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer Development and Characterization of Immortalized Ovine Endometrial Cell Lines Biol Reprod, November 1, 1999; 61(5): 1324 - 1330. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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T. E. Spencer, A. G. Stagg, T. L. Ott, G. A. Johnson, W. S. Ramsey, and F. W. Bazer Differential Effects of Intrauterine and Subcutaneous Administration of Recombinant Ovine Interferon Tau on the Endometrium of Cyclic Ewes Biol Reprod, August 1, 1999; 61(2): 464 - 470. [Abstract] [Full Text]
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