Unique expression patterns of the embryonal stem cell marker SOX2 and hormone receptors suggest the existence of a subpopulation of epithelial stem/progenitor cells in porcine and bovine endometrium.

Jiri LenzPetra KonecnaFrantisek TichyDominika MachacovaLuděk FialaPavel HurnikMichal Kyllar

Published in: Veterinary medicine and science (2022)

The inverse expression patterns of SOX2 and hormone (especially progesterone) receptors suggest that endometrial epithelial stem/progenitor cells represent a subset of cells that reside in the basal portions of the endometrial glands in both the bovine and porcine endometrium.

Keyphrases

stem cells
poor prognosis
transcription factor
induced apoptosis
endometrial cancer
binding protein
cell cycle arrest
long non coding rna
oxidative stress
cell death
estrogen receptor