Noel feto-specific mRNA species suitable for identification of fetal cells from the maternal circulation
Noel feto-specific mRNA species suitable for identification of fetal cells from the maternal circulation
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DOI:
10.1002/pd.141
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发表时间:
2001-10-01
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3
通讯作者:
Christiansen, M
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作者:
Boye, K;Hougaard, DM;Christiansen, M
Feto-specific markers are necessary for genetic diagnostics on fetal cells isolated froth maternal blood. Differential display reverse transcription-polymerise chain reaction (DDRT-PCR) was used to identify mRNA species preferentially expressed in trophoblast-enriched primary cell cultures compared to female peripheral mononuclear blood cells (FPMBCs). We obtained 15 different cDNA clones expressed predominantly in placenta cells using a commercial kit with oligo-(dT) anchor primers and arbitrary upstream primers for differential display analysis of total RNA. Reverse Northern dot-blot analysis and semi-quantitative RT-PCR confirmed the different expression levels. Seven mRNA species were exclusively expressed in the placenta: the mRNAs of epsilon -globin, a renowned marker of fetal erythroblasts, early placenta insulin-like peptide (EPIL), Yes-associated protein (YAP65) and osteopontin were expressed at high levels, whereas the mRNAs of PP14, JM27 protein, and an unidentified expressed sequence tag (EST) were moderately expressed. A further eight mRNAs with low expression in FPMBCs and higher expression in first trimester placenta were identified. Some mRNAs were expressed in a trophoblast cell line, e.g. YAP65, whereas others were not, e.g. EPIL. The new mRNA markers may be used to construct DNA/RNA probes to identify fetal cells in maternal circulation by hybridization techniques, or to identify proteins selectively expressed in fetal cells and amenable to immunocytochemical detection. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.