Progesterone receptor expression in the human placenta

Shanker, Gopi Y and Rao, Jagannadha A (1999) Progesterone receptor expression in the human placenta. In: Molecular Human Reproduction, 5 (5). pp. 481-486.

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Abstract

The presence of progesterone receptors (PR) in the human placenta has been demonstrated using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction technique. It was observed that the amount of PR in the human placenta is less during late gestation. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays with nuclear extract isolated from the first trimester and term placenta revealed three complexes when incubated with [P-32]dCTP-labelled progesterone response element, and, in competition with unlabelled progesterone response element, the formation of all three complexes was inhibited. When supershift analysis of these complexes was carried out using antibodies which cross-react with both the A and B types of the PR or only with the B type receptor, only the A-form of PR was detected in the human placenta.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Molecular Human Reproduction
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Oxford University Press.
Keywords:	electrophoretic mobility shift assay;placenta;PR monoclonal antibody;progesterone receptor;RT–PCR
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2011 10:02
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2011 05:48
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/38736

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