Molecular Evidence That Growth of Dominant Follicles Involves a Reduction in Follicle-stimulating Hormone Dependence and an Increase in Luteinizing Hormone Dependence in Cattle.
From: Division of Cell Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom. m.mihm@vet.gla.ac.uk
Biology of reproduction
- Publish Date: Jun 2006
- ISSN: 0006-3363
- Volume: 74
- Issue: 6
- Pages: 1051-9
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Mihm M, Baker P J, Ireland J L H, et al. Molecular Evidence That Growth of Dominant Follicles Involves a Reduction in Follicle-stimulating Hormone Dependence and an Increase in Luteinizing Hormone Dependence in Cattle.. Biol. Reprod. Jun 2006;74:1051-9
Abstract
The bovine dominant follicle (DF) model was used to identify molecular mechanisms potentially involved in initial growth of DF during the low FSH milieu of ovarian follicular waves. Follicular fluid and RNA from granulosa and theca cells were harvested from 10 individual DF obtained between 2 and 5.5 days after emergence of the first follicular wave of the estrous cycle. Follicular fluid was subjected to RIA to determine estradiol (E) and progesterone (P) concentrations and RNA to cDNA microarray analysis and (or) quantitative real-time PCR. Results showed that DF growth was associated with a decrease in intrafollicular E:P ratio and in mRNA for the FSH receptor, estrogen receptor 2 (ER beta), inhibin alpha, activin A receptor type I, and a proliferation (cyclin D2) and two proapoptotic factors (apoptosis regulatory protein Siva, Fas [TNFRSF6]-associated via death domain) in granulosa cells. In contrast, mRNAs for the LH receptor in granulosa cells and for two antiapoptotic factors (TGFB1-induced antiapoptotic factor 1, LAG1 longevity assurance homolog 4 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae]) and one proapoptotic factor (tumor necrosis factor [ligand] superfamily, member 8) were increased in theca cells. We conclude that the bovine DF provides a unique model to identify novel genes potentially involved in survival and apoptosis of follicular cells and, importantly, to determine the FSH-, estradiol-, and LH-target genes regulating its growth and function. Results provide new molecular evidence for the hypothesis that DF experience a reduction in FSH dependence but acquire increased LH dependence as they grow during the low FSH milieu of follicular waves.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Activin Receptors, Type I, Animals, Apoptosis, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Cattle, Cell Survival, Estradiol, Estrogen Receptor beta, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Follicular Fluid, Gene Expression Regulation, Granulosa Cells, Luteinizing Hormone, Ovarian Follicle, Progesterone, RNA, Messenger, Receptors, FSH, Receptors, LH, Signal Transduction, Theca Cells
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