Author:
Adhikari Bindu,Lee Chin N.,Khadka Vedbar S.,Deng Youping,Fukumoto Glen,Thorne Mark,Caires Kyle,Odani Jenee,Mishra Birendra
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundMaternal recognition is the crucial step for establishing pregnancy in cattle. This study aims to identify endometrial genes and biological pathways involved in the maternal recognition of pregnancy. Caruncular endometrial tissues were collected from Day 15–17 of gestation (pregnant), non-pregnant (absence of conceptus), and cyclic (non-bred) heifers.ResultsTotal RNAs were isolated from the caruncular endometrial tissues of pregnant, non-pregnant, and cyclic heifers, and were subjected to high-throughput RNA-sequencing. The genes with at least two-fold change and Benjamini and Hochbergp-value ≤ 0.05 were considered differentially expressed genes and further confirmed with quantitative real-time PCR. A total of 107 genes (pregnant vs cyclic) and 98 genes (pregnant vs non-pregnant) were differentially expressed in the pregnant endometrium. The most highly up-regulated genes in the pregnant endometrium wereMRS2,CST6,FOS,VLDLR,ISG15, IFI6, MX2,C15H11ORF34,EIF3M,PRSS22,MS4A8, andTINAGL1. Interferon signaling, immune response, nutrient transporter, synthesis, and secretion of proteins are crucial pathways during the maternal recognition of pregnancy.ConclusionsThe study demonstrated that the presence of conceptus at Day 15–17 of gestation affects the endometrial gene expression related to endometrial remodeling, immune response, nutrients and ion transporters, and relevant signaling pathways in the caruncular region of bovine endometrium during the maternal recognition of pregnancy.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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