Abstract
We explored the role of the BCL-2 proto-oncogene in the life cycle of trophoblast cells by examining: 1) the patterns of BCL-2 expression in normal placenta at various gestational ages and in specimens of hydatidiform moles and choriocarcinomas, and 2) the effects of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) treatment of JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells, which induces differentiated functions, on BCL-2. BCL-2 protein was localized by indirect immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase staining of tissue sections and cells using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Western and Northern blotting were used to assess BCL-2 and p53 protein and mRNA levels, respectively. JEG-3 cells were transfected with a BCL-2 expression plasmid to establish that BCL-2 protein could be expressed at high levels in this cell type. BCL-2 immunostaining was most prominent in the syncytiotrophoblast of normal placenta. It was found in syncytiotrophoblast of complete and partial hydatidiform moles, whereas cytotrophoblast staining was weak. BCL-2 immunostaining was also barely detectable in choriocarcinoma cells (JEG-3 cells) and a primary choriocarcinoma. However, BCL-2 protein could be transiently overexpressed in JEG-3 cells by transfection with an expression pl...Continue Reading
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