Analysis of STAT1 expression and biological activity reveals interferon-tau-dependent STAT1-regulated SOCS genes in the bovine endometrium

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 459-474

  Carvalho, A Vitorino ^a   Eozenou, C ^a   Healey, G D ^b   Forde, N ^c   Reinaud, P ^a   Chebrout, M ^a   Gall, L ^a   Rodde, N ^d   Padilla, A Lesage ^a   Delville, C Giraud ^a   Leveugle, M ^e   Richard, C ^a   Sheldon, I M ^b   Lonergan, P ^c   Jolivet, G ^a   Sandra, O ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

cattle; chromatin immunoprecipitation; implantation; transcription factor; uterus.

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STAT1 PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 1; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3; TAU INTERFERON; INTERFERON; PLACENTA PROTEIN; TROPHOBLAST PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STROMA CELL; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BINDING SITE; BOVINE; CELL CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTOR; VETERINARY;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; INTERFERON TYPE I; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84959352300     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD14034     Document Type: Article

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