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Functional and morphological maturation of the full-sized and mini-pig corpus luteum by programmed cell death mechanism Cover

Functional and morphological maturation of the full-sized and mini-pig corpus luteum by programmed cell death mechanism

By: Ji-Hye Lee and  Sang-Hwan Kim  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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Fig. 1.

Morphological analysis of corpus luteum tissues of full-sized Yorkshire pigs and mini-pigs using haematoxlin and eosin staining, showing the distribution of large corpus luteum cells and small corpus luteum cells in both pig species
Morphological analysis of corpus luteum tissues of full-sized Yorkshire pigs and mini-pigs using haematoxlin and eosin staining, showing the distribution of large corpus luteum cells and small corpus luteum cells in both pig species

Fig. 2.

Genes related to apoptosis, cell reorganisation and hormones in the proteins and mRNAs of the corpus luteum tissues of Yorkshire pigs (Y-pig) and mini-pigs (M-pig). A – immunohistogram of caspase 3 (Casp-3) protein in the corpus luteum tissue; B – Western blot of cell death factors and zymography of the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) involved in cell reorganisation; C – real-time PCR analysis of messenger RNA involved in apoptosis; D – detection of hormone receptors and proteins involved in cell reorganisation. BCL-2 – B cell lymphoma 2 protein; BAX – Bcl-2-associated X protein; 20α-HSD – 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; TIMP – tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases; OD – optical density; IGF – insulin-like growth factor; mTOR – mammalian target of rapamycin; P4 – progesterone; LH – luteinising hormone; TNF – tumour necrosis factor
Genes related to apoptosis, cell reorganisation and hormones in the proteins and mRNAs of the corpus luteum tissues of Yorkshire pigs (Y-pig) and mini-pigs (M-pig). A – immunohistogram of caspase 3 (Casp-3) protein in the corpus luteum tissue; B – Western blot of cell death factors and zymography of the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) involved in cell reorganisation; C – real-time PCR analysis of messenger RNA involved in apoptosis; D – detection of hormone receptors and proteins involved in cell reorganisation. BCL-2 – B cell lymphoma 2 protein; BAX – Bcl-2-associated X protein; 20α-HSD – 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; TIMP – tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases; OD – optical density; IGF – insulin-like growth factor; mTOR – mammalian target of rapamycin; P4 – progesterone; LH – luteinising hormone; TNF – tumour necrosis factor

Fig. 3.

Comparative analysis of expression patterns of major marker proteins and mRNAs related to the occurrence of autophagy in Yorkshire pigs (Y-pig) and mini-pigs (M-pig)). A – expression pattern of MAP1LC3A, shown byimmunohistochemistry; B – expression of autophagy-related proteins compared by Western blotting; C – analysis of autophagy-related gene expression by real-time PCR
Comparative analysis of expression patterns of major marker proteins and mRNAs related to the occurrence of autophagy in Yorkshire pigs (Y-pig) and mini-pigs (M-pig)). A – expression pattern of MAP1LC3A, shown byimmunohistochemistry; B – expression of autophagy-related proteins compared by Western blotting; C – analysis of autophagy-related gene expression by real-time PCR

Primers used for real-time PCR analysis of apoptosis-associated genes

Primer nameSequenceGenBank gene ID
Porcine GAPDH F5′ CCCGTTCGACAGACAGCCGTG 3′NM_001206359.1
Porcine GAPDH R5′ CCGCCTTGACTGTGCCGTGG 3′
Porcine BCL-2 F5′ AGCATGCGGCCTCTATTTGA 3′XM_021099593.1
Porcine BCL-2 R5′ GGCCCGTGGACTTCACTTAT 3′
Porcine Casp-3 F5′ CATGGTCAGGCCTTGTGAAGCTGAC 3′NM_214131.1
Porcine Casp-3 R5′ TCTTCTTCATGACCTCACCGTCGGG 3′
Porcine BAX F5′ TGCTTCAGGGTTTCATCCAG 3′AM233489.1
Porcine BAX R5′ GTGTCCCAAAGTAGGAGAGG 3′
Porcine 20α-HSD F5′ GCCATTGCCAAAAAGCACAAG 3′NM_001044618.1
Porcine 20α-HSD R5′ GGAAAGCGGATAGTCAGGGTGATC 3′
Porcine ATG1 F5′ CAGCGCATTGAGCAGAACCTCAGT 3′NM_140344.3
Porcine ATG1 R5′ GATGGTTCCGACTTGGGGAGATGGT 3′
Porcine ATG13 F5′ ATGGAAGCTGATCTCAATTCCCAGG 3′XM_005660951.3
Porcine ATG13 R5′ TTACTGCAGGGTTTCCACAAAGGCA 3′
Porcine ATG5 F5′ AGAGAAGTCTGTCCTTCCGCAGTCG 3′NM_001037152.2
Porcine ATG5 R5′ AAGCAGAAGGGTGACATGCTCTGGT 3′
Porcine MAP1LC3A F5′ AGAAGCAGCTGCCAGTCCTGGACA 3′GU272221.1
Porcine MAP1LC3A R5′ CAGGCAGGCCTGAGCAATCTTTATT 3′
Porcine Beclin-1 F5′ TGGCGGAAAATCTCGAGAAGGTCCA 3′CX061365.1
Porcine Beclin-1 R5′ TGTGCCAAATTGTCCACTGTGCCAA 3′
Language: English
Page range: 307 - 314
Submitted on: Oct 19, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2023
Published on: Jun 16, 2023
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Ji-Hye Lee, Sang-Hwan Kim, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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