Thomas T, Schreiber G
Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
FEBS Lett. 1989 Jan 30;243(2):381-4. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)80166-8.
High levels of ceruloplasmin mRNA were measured in the uterus of both pregnant and non-pregnant rats. No mRNA for alpha 2-macroglobulin and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein could be detected in the uterus in contrast to the high levels of those two mRNAs found in the decidua in the mid-gestation period. Synthesis of plasma proteins with a protective function in the decidua or uterus may be important in maintaining homeostasis at different stages of reproduction. In addition, ceruloplasmin synthesis by the uterus may be part of a system transporting copper to the fetus.
