Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Murthi, P; Hiden, U; Rajaraman, G; Liu, H; Borg, AJ; Coombes, F; Desoye, G; Brennecke, SP; Kahonis, B.
Novel homeobox genes are differentially expressed in placental microvascular endothelial cells compared with macrovascular cells.
PLACENTA. 2008; 29(7): 624-630.
Doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.04.006
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- Desoye Gernot
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- Abstract:
- Angiogenesis is fundamental to normal placental development and aberrant angiogenesis contributes substantially to placental pathologies. The complex process of angiogenesis is regulated by transcription factors leading to the formation of endothelial cells that line the microvasculature. Homeobox genes are important transcription factors that regulate vascular development in embryonic and adult tissues. We have recently shown that placental homeobox genes HLX, DLX3, DLX4, MSX2 and GAX are expressed in placental endothelial cells. Hence, the novel homeobox genes TLX1, TLX2, TGIF, HEX, PHOX1, MEIS2, HOXB7, and LIM6 were detected that have not been reported in endothelial cells previously. Importantly, these homeobox genes have not been previously reported in placental endothelial cells and, with the exception of HEX, PHOX1 and HOXB7, have not been described in any other endothelial cell type. Reverse transcriptase PCR was performed on cDNA from freshly isolated placental microvascular endothelial cells (PLEC), and the human placental microvascular endothelial cell line HPEC. cDNAs prepared from control term placentae, human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) and human umbilical vein macrovascular endothelial cells (HUVEC) were used as controls. PCR analyses showed that all novel homeobox genes tested were expressed by all endothelial cells types. Furthermore, real-time PCR analyses revealed that homeobox genes TLX1, TLX2 and PHOX1 relative mRNA expression levels were significantly decreased in HUVEC compared with microvascular endothelial cells, while the relative mRNA expression levels of MEIS2 and TGIF were significantly increased in macrovascular cells compared with microvascular endothelial cells. Thus we have identified novel homeobox genes in microvascular endothelial cells and have shown that homeobox genes are differentially expressed between micro- and macrovascular endothelial cells.
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- Cells, Cultured -
- Endothelial Cells - metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular - metabolism
- Female -
- Gene Expression Profiling -
- Gene Expression Regulation -
- Genes, Homeobox -
- Humans -
- Models, Biological -
- Neovascularization, Physiologic - genetics
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis -
- Placenta - metabolism
- Pregnancy -
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- placenta
- microvascular endothelial cells
- homeobox genes
- macrovascular endothelial cells
- microarray