Porcine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein family (pPAGs) - as in vitro-produced chorionic ligands for luteal and uterine gonadotropin receptors

Reprod Biol. 2006:6 Suppl 1:105-11.

Abstract

This paper compares proteomic interaction-types and binding-effectiveness of secretory chorionic ligands (including pPAGs) with other proteins, i.e. gonadotropin membrane receptors (Rc) isolated from luteal-phase corpora lutea, uterine myometrium and endometrium of cyclic (cCLRc, cMYORc and cENDRc) or pregnant (pCLRc, pMYORc and pENDRc) pigs. Binding-effectiveness of miscellaneous in vitro-produced chorionic ligands (+pPAGs) was compared by radioreceptor assay (RRA) with endometrial (END) proteins of cyclic, pseudopregnant and pregnant gilts - as negative control ligands and porcine LH and hCG - as positive control ligands. The binding-comparison suggests that the pPAGs may play an important role as potential antiluteolytic or luteoprotective chorionic-origin signals during pregnancy, according to the binding-effectiveness of secretory chorionic ligands (+pPAGs) that was relatively comparable to LH/hCG - as classical ligands competing for luteal and uterine gonadotropin receptors of cyclic and pregnant pigs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chorion
  • Corpus Luteum / metabolism
  • Female
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Proteins / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Gonadotropin / metabolism*
  • Swine / physiology*
  • Uterus / metabolism

Substances

  • Pregnancy Proteins
  • Receptors, Gonadotropin