Volume 12, No 5-6, Dec 2002
ISSN: 1001-0602
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018
impact factor 17.848*
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Volume 12 Issue 5-6, December 2002: 373-383
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Regulation of cellular adhesion molecule expression in murine oocytes, peri-implantation and post-implantation embryos
David P LU1,2, Lina TIAN1,2, Chris O NEILL2, Nicholas JC KING1,*
1Department of Pathology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
2Human Reproduction Unit, Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW 2065, Australia
Correspondence: Nicholas JC KING(nickk@pathology.usyd.edu.au )
Expression of the adhesion molecules, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, NCAM, CD44, CD49d (VLA-4, a chain), and CD11a (LFA-1, a chain) on mouse oocytes, and pre- and peri-implantation stage embryos was examined by quantitative indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. ICAM-1 was most strongly expressed at the oocyte stage, gradually declining almost to undetectable levels by the expanded blastocyst stage. NCAM, also expressed maximally on the oocyte, declined to undetectable levels beyond the morula stage. On the other hand, CD44 declined from highest expression at the oocyte stage to show a second maximum at the compacted 8-cell/morula. This molecule exhibited high expression around contact areas between trophectoderm and zona pellucida during blastocyst hatching. CD49d was highly expressed in the oocyte, remained significantly expressed throughout and after blastocyst hatching was expressed on the polar trophectoderm. Like CD44, CD49d declined to undetectable levels at the blastocyst outgrowth stage. Expression of both VCAM-1 and CD11a was undetectable throughout. The diametrical temporal expression pattern of ICAM-1 and NCAM compared to CD44 and CD49d suggest that dynamic changes in expression of adhesion molecules may be important for interaction of the embryo with the maternal cellular environment as well as for continuing development and survival of the early embryo.
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