Expression of the Kir2.1 (inwardly rectifying potassium channel) gene in the human placenta and in cultured cytotrophoblast cells at different stages of differentiation

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作者
Mylona, P
Clarson, LH
Greenwood, SL
Sibley, CP
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, St Marys Hosp, Dept Child Hlth, Manchester M13 0JH, Lancs, England
[2] Univ Manchester, St Marys Hosp, Sch Biol Sci, Manchester M13 0JH, Lancs, England
关键词
cytotrophoblast; development; differentiation; Kir2.1; gene; placenta;
D O I
10.1093/molehr/4.2.195
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Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the Kir2.1 gene is expressed by the human placenta throughout pregnancy and in cytotrophoblast cells at different stages of differentiation in culture. RNA was extracted from cytotrophoblast cells isolated from term placentas and maintained in culture for 18, 66 and 114 h and from first, second and third trimester placentas. Using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with gene-specific primers, a cDNA product of 1.2 kb, as expected for Kir2.1 gene expression, was detected in all the RNA samples from cytotrophoblast cells and from placentas. The RT-PCR products were verified by sequencing and by detection of the expected transcript size for the Kir2.1 mRNA at 5.6-5.7 kb on Northern blots, using the 1.2 kb cDNA generated by RT-PCR. Northern blot quantification, using a control 28S rRNA probe, showed no significant difference in Kir2.1 mRNA expression between any of the three stages of cytotrophoblast cell differentiation studied (ANOVA; n = 3 RNA samples from each stage). These data demonstrate that the Kir2.1 gene is expressed by the human placenta and, specifically, by cytotrophoblast cells, at all stages of development and differentiation.
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