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      Regulation of Osteopontin Gene Expression During Egg Shell Formation in the Laying Hen by Mechanical Strain

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      Matrix Biology
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          The aim of this study is to evaluate the regulation of the osteopontin (OPN) gene expression by non-hormonal stimuli, such as calcium flux and mechanical strain during the daily egg cycle in the oviduct of the laying hen. After the egg enters the eggshell gland (ESG), the OPN gene is expressed by the epithelium cells in two waves: first by the basal cells and only then by the apical cells of the epithelium. A reduction in OPN gene expression was observed 1 h prior to laying. The calbindin gene, which marks the onset of calcification, was found to be expressed in the glandular epithelium starting 2 h after OPN gene expression. In addition, the formation of soft shells was accompanied by a reduction in calbindin, but not in OPN, gene expression. The application of a mechanical strain comparable to that induced by an egg led to induction of OPN gene expression at a normally quiescent phase in the cyclical expression of this gene. The induction of the gene was time- and strain-dependent and temporally similar to that induced by the entry of the egg into the ESG. In contrast, the calbindin gene was not affected by mechanical strain. The ESG of the laying hen provides a system to study the effect of a mechanical strain on matrix protein production in vivo, in a relevant physiological setting. The finding suggests that, in contrast to calbindin, OPN gene expression is not regulated by calcium flux but rather by the mechanical strain imposed by the resident egg.

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          Journal
          Matrix Biology
          Matrix Biology
          Elsevier BV
          0945053X
          December 1998
          December 1998
          : 17
          : 8-9
          : 615-623
          Article
          10.1016/S0945-053X(98)90112-3
          9923654
          f38dfde5-1efb-4356-9bd4-af80068b4768
          © 1998

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