Placental expression of major histocompatibility complex class I in bovine somatic clones.

Cloning Stem Cells

INRA, UMR 1198, ENVA, CNRS, FRE 2857, Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy en Josas, France.

Published: March 2008

Abnormally increased placental expression of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules at the trophoblastic surface has been suggested previously to be the cause of early fetal loss in nuclear transfer (NT) bovine pregnancies. Here, we report the lack of expression of MHC-I at the trophoblastic surface at D30 and D60 and in placentomes from D60 to term in placentas obtained by NT from three different genotypes and by artificial insemination, whatever the outcome of the pregnancy. MHC-I expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry using four different antibodies, including a novel beta2-microglobulin antibody. The MHC-I type of the clones was established using reference strand-mediated conformation analysis (RSCA); however, since it proved problematic to type the recipient animals in the same way, outcome of pregnancy could not be related to MHC compatibility. In conclusion, the present study provides no evidence to support abnormal expression of MHC-I on the trophoblastic surface in clones as a major cause of fetal loss during pregnancy after NT.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/clo.2006.0086DOI Listing

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