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Identification of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and alpha-fetoprotein in fallow deer (Dama dama) placenta
Bériot, Mathilde; Tchimbou Njanjo, Aline Flora; Barbato, Olimpia et al.
2014In Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 56 (4), p. 1-11
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Keywords :
Affinity chromatography; Fallow deer; N-terminal microsequencing; Pregnancy-associated glycoprotein; Vicia villosa agarose
Abstract :
[en] Background: This paper describes the isolation and characterization of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) from fetal cotyledonary tissue (FCT) and maternal caruncular tissue (MCT) collected from fallow deer (Dama dama) pregnant females. Proteins issued from FCT and MCT were submitted to affinity chromatographies by using Vicia villosa agarose (VVA) or anti-bovine PAG-2 (R#438) coupled to Sepharose 4B gel. Finally, they were characterized by SDSPAGE and N-terminal microsequencing. Results: Four distinct fallow deer PAG (fdPAG) sequences were identified and submitted to Swiss-Prot database. Comparison of fdPAG with PAG sequences identified in other ruminant species exhibited 64 to 83% identity. Additionally, alpha-fetoprotein was identified in fetal and maternal tissues. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate the efficacy of VVA and bovine PAG-2 affinity chromatographies for the isolation of PAG molecules expressed in deer placenta. This is the first report giving four specific amino acid sequences of PAG isolated from feto-maternal junction (FCT and MCT) in the Cervidae family.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Bériot, Mathilde ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Vaccinologie vétérinaire
Tchimbou Njanjo, Aline Flora ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Barbato, Olimpia;  University of Perugia, I-06126 Perugia, Italy > Department of Biopathological Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Beckers, Jean-François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Melo de Sousa, Noelita ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Language :
English
Title :
Identification of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and alpha-fetoprotein in fallow deer (Dama dama) placenta
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
ISSN :
0044-605X
eISSN :
1751-0147
Publisher :
Danske Dyrlaegeforening, Vanlose, Denmark
Volume :
56
Issue :
4
Pages :
1-11
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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