Lewis x-carrying O-glycans are candidate modulators for conceptus attachment in pigs.
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Journal Article
Abstract
Successful attachment of conceptus to the uterine luminal epithelium (LE) is crucial for establishing a functional placenta in pigs. However, the underlying mechanisms are yet to be elucidated. The uterine LE-conceptus interface is enriched in various glycoconjugates essential to implantation. Using MALDI-MS profiling, we identified for the first time the O-glycan repertoire in pig endometrium during the conceptus attachment stage. The expression pattern of blood group A, O(H), Lewis x, y, a, b (Lex, Ley, Lea, and Leb), the sialylated and sulfated Lex antigens in the uterine LE-conceptus interface was assessed using immunofluorescence assays. Notably, the Lex-carrying O-glycans exhibited a temporal-spatial expression pattern. They were absent in the endometrium on estrous cycle days but strongly and spatially presented in the conceptus and uterine LE to which the conceptus apposes during the early conceptus attachment stage. In addition, Lex-carrying O-glycans were co-localized with secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1), a well-characterized factor that plays a role in promoting conceptus attachment through interacting with integrin αVβ3 and integrin αVβ6. Meanwhile, the immunoprecipitation assays revealed an interaction between the Lex-carrying O-glycans and SPP1, integrin αV, and integrin β6. Furthermore, we provided evidence that the β1,4-galactosyltransferase 1 (B4GALT1) gene is a potential regulator for Lex antigen expression in the uterine LE-conceptus interface during the early conceptus attachment stage. In conclusion, our findings show that Lex-carrying O-glycans, presumably dependent on B4GALT1 gene expression, might modulate conceptus attachment by interacting with the SPP1-integrin receptor complex in pigs.
Date Issued
2023-02
Date Acceptance
2022-11-02
Citation
Biology of Reproduction, 2023, 108 (2), pp.292-303
ISSN
0006-3363
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Start Page
292
End Page
303
Journal / Book Title
Biology of Reproduction
Volume
108
Issue
2
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This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model). This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Biology of Reproduction following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Kun Han, Yulu Yue, Weiwei Wang, Feiyu Wang, Wengang Chai, Shuhong Zhao, Mei Yu, Lewis x-carrying O-glycans are candidate modulators for conceptus attachment in pigs, Biology of Reproduction, 2022 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioac204
This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model). This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Biology of Reproduction following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Kun Han, Yulu Yue, Weiwei Wang, Feiyu Wang, Wengang Chai, Shuhong Zhao, Mei Yu, Lewis x-carrying O-glycans are candidate modulators for conceptus attachment in pigs, Biology of Reproduction, 2022 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioac204
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36401880
PII: 6833511
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2022-11-19