Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (3): 956-963.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2022.03.028

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Study on Expression of Oct4 and Cdx2 in in vitro Fertilization Embryos of Sheep by Immunofluorescence Detection

MAO Linjun1, CHEN Ying3, LEI Xi1, PENG Xinrong2*, Qi Aladaer1*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China;
    2. Biotechnology Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi 830011, China;
    3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
  • Received:2021-05-24 Online:2022-03-23 Published:2022-03-31

Abstract: Oct4 and Cdx2 play important roles in the development of sheep pre-implantation embryos, which regulate the development of fetus and placenta. Oct4 and Cdx2 also regulate the expression of interferon-tau(IFNT), which plays a key role in embryo implantation and pregnancy recognization.In this study, embryos of different development stages were obtained by in vitro maturation,fertilization and cultured. Expression of Oct4 in the ovine embryos were analyzed using immunofluorescence staining. The results showed that expression of Oct4 protein was not detected in the zygotes and the early cleaved embryos. At the 16~32 morula cell stage, only a part of cells expressed Oct4 protein. Co-expression of Oct4 and Cdx2 was existed in the trophoblast of ovine blastocyst.

Key words: sheep, Oct4, blastocyst, trophoblast, co-expression

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