Rapid effects of LH on gene expression in the mural granulosa cells of mouse periovulatory follicles

被引:72
作者
Carletti, Martha Z. [1 ]
Christenson, Lane K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Mol & Integrat Physiol, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
HUMAN CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER-RIBONUCLEIC-ACID; LUTEINIZING-HORMONE SURGE; KIT-LIGAND EXPRESSION; GROWTH-FACTOR NETWORK; NGFI-B EXPRESSION; RAT OVARY; EGF RECEPTOR; C/EBP-BETA; C-KIT;
D O I
10.1530/REP-08-0457
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
LH acts on periovulatory granulosa cells by activating the PKA pathway as well as other cell signaling cascades to increase the transcription of specific genes necessary for ovulation and luteinization. Collectively, these cell signaling responses occur rapidly (within minutes); however, presently no high throughput studies have reported changes before 4 h after the LH surge. To identify early response genes that are likely critical for initiation of ovulation and luteinization, mouse granulosa cells were collected before and 1 h after hCG. Fifty-seven gene transcripts were significantly (P<0.05) upregulated and three downregulated following hCG. Twenty-four of these transcripts were known to be expressed after the LH/hCG surge at later time points, while 36 were unknown to be expressed by periovulatory granulosa cells. Temporal expression of several transcripts, including the transcription factors Nr4a1, Nr4a2, Egr1, Egr2, Btg1, and Btg2, and the epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like ligands Areg and Ereg, were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR, and their putative roles in granulosa cell function are discussed. Epigen (Epgn), another member of the family of EGF-like ligands was identified for the first time in granulosa cells as rapidly induced by LH/hCG. We demonstrate that Epgn initiates cumulus expansion, similar to the other EGF-receptor ligands Areg and Ereg. These studies illustrate that a number of changes in gene expression occur in vivo in response to LH, and that many of the differentially expressed genes are transcription factors that we would predict in turn modulate granulosa cell gene expression to ultimately impact the processes of ovulation and luteinization. Reproduction (2009) 137 843-855
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