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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 276, 期 3, 页码 1669-1672出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.C000676200
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alpha -Tocopherol transfer protein (alpha -TTP), a cytosolic protein that specifically binds alpha -tocopherol, is known as a product of the causative gene in patients with ataxia that is associated with vitamin E deficiency. Targeted disruption of the alpha -TTP gene revealed that alpha -tocopherol concentration in the circulation was regulated by alpha -TTP expression levels. Male alpha -TTP-/- mice were fertile; however, placentas of pregnant alpha -TTP-/- females were severely impaired with marked reduction of labyrinthine trophoblasts, and the embryos died at mid-gestation even when fertilized eggs of alpha -TTP+/+ mice were transferred into alpha -TTP-/- recipients. The use of excess alpha -tocopherol or a synthetic antioxidant (BO-653) dietary supplement by alpha -TTP-/- females prevented placental failure and allowed full-term pregnancies. In alpha -TTP+/+ animals, alpha -TTP gene expression was observed in the uterus, and its level transiently increased after implantation (4.5 days postcoitum). Our results suggest that oxidative stress in the labyrinth region of the placenta is protected by vitamin E during development and that in addition to the hepatic alpha -TTP, which governs plasma alpha -tocopherol level, the uterine alpha -TTP may also play an important role in supplying this vitamin.
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