Placental expression of imprinted genes varies with sampling site and mode of delivery

Janssen, Anna Bugge, Tunster, Simon James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2242-9452, Savory, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-4350, Holmes, A., Beasley, J., Parveen, S. A. R., Penketh, R. and John, Rosalind Margaret ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-7617 2015. Placental expression of imprinted genes varies with sampling site and mode of delivery. Placenta 36 (8) , pp. 790-795. 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.06.011

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Abstract

Imprinted genes, which are monoallelically expressed by virtue of an epigenetic process initiated in the germline, are known to play key roles in regulating fetal growth and placental development. Numerous studies are investigating the expression of these imprinted genes in the human placenta in relation to common complications of pregnancy such as fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia. This study aimed to determine whether placental sampling protocols or other factors such as fetal sex, gestational age and mode of delivery may influence the expression of imprinted genes predicted to regulate placental signalling. Methods. Term placentas were collected from Caucasian women delivering at University Hospital of Wales or Royal Gwent Hospital within two hours of delivery. Expression of the imprinted genes PHLDA2, CDKN1C, PEG3 and PEG10 was assayed by quantitative real time PCR. Intraplacental gene expression was analysed (N = 5). Placental gene expression was compared between male (N = 11) and female (N = 11) infants, early term (N = 8) and late term (N = 10) deliveries and between labouring (N = 13) and non-labouring (N = 21) participants. Results. The paternally expressed imprinted genes PEG3 and PEG10 were resilient to differences in sampling site, fetal sex, term gestational age and mode of delivery. The maternally expressed imprinted gene CDKN1C was elevated over 2-fold (p < 0.001) in placenta from labouring deliveries compared with elective caesarean sections. In addition, the maternally expressed imprinted gene PHLDA2 was elevated by 1.8 fold (p = 0.01) in samples taken at the distal edge of the placenta compared to the cord insertion site. Conclusion. These findings support the reinterpretation of existing data sets on these genes in relation to complications of pregnancy and further reinforce the importance of optimising and unifying placental collection protocols for future studies.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Placenta; Imprinted genes; Sampling; Delivery mode
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0143-4004
Funders:	BBSRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	26 June 2015
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 23:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/75326

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