Analysis of the differences in transcriptomic profiles and the alternative transcriptional regulation pathways in the domestic pig's (Sus scrofa f. domestica L. 1758) anterior pituitary in the mid-luteal phase of oestrous cycle and embyo implantation. Adaptation of the porcine pituitary transcriptome, spliceosome and editome during early pregnancy

The aim of this study was to gain a principal understanding of alterations within the transcrip-tome, spliceosome and editome in the pituitary of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica L.), which controls basic physiological processes in the reproductive system, during early pregnan-cy. In this investigation, we performed extensive analyses of data obtained by high-throughput sequencing of RNA from the gilts' pituitary anterior lobes during embryo implantation and the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle, as a stage of the cycle with similar corpus luteum secretory activity to gestation.