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  • Title: Functional specialization in the ruminant placenta: evidence for two populations of fetal binucleate cells of different selective synthetic capacity.
    Author: Wooding FB, Morgan G, Monaghan S, Hamon M, Heap RB.
    Journal: Placenta; 1996 Jan; 17(1):75-86. PubMed ID: 8710816.
    Abstract:
    Trophoblast binucleate cells (BNC) in the ruminant placenta demonstrate a characteristic development, mature structure and migratory capacity whether situated in cotyledonary or intercotyledonary regions of the placenta. However, previous immunocytochemical studies demonstrated clear differences in gene expression in granule contents of BNC according to their anatomical location with some proteins being expressed in all BNC (e.g. ovine placental lactogen) whereas others were unique to a particular origin (e.g. SBU3 antigen in cotyledonary BNC only). We have used enriched preparations of binucleate cells and showed differences in steroid metabolic capacity in vitro which is more related to their species origin (sheep or goat) than to their anatomical location. The predominant product from [3H]pregnenolone is progesterone (sheep) and 5 beta-pregnane-3 alpha, 20 alpha-diol (goat) and the amount formed (corrected for the number of BNC) is similar irrespective of whether BNC were derived from the cotyledonary or intercotyledonary regions. These studies indicate specific forms of regional functional specialization of BNC and emphasize their multifunctional role in the ruminant placenta.
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