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Regulation of inhibin/activin subunit messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) by activin A and expression of activin receptor mRNAs in cultured human granulosa-luteal cells. 1995

M Erämaa, and K Hildén, and T Tuuri, and O Ritvos
Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Recent studies have indicated that activin and inhibin may act as local regulators of cell growth and steroidogenesis in the human ovary. We studied the effect of recombinant human activin A and purified bovine inhibin A on the steady state messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of the inhibin/activin alpha-, beta A-, and beta B-subunits in cultured granulosa-luteal (GL) cells from preovulatory ovarian follicles of women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Activin A induced the expression of a 4.8-kilobase beta B-subunit mRNA transcript without affecting basal expression levels of the alpha- and beta A-subunit mRNAs. It stimulated beta B-subunit mRNA levels in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Maximal stimulation of beta B-subunit mRNA levels was obtained with 30-100 ng/ml activin A. The level of beta B-subunit mRNAs increased significantly 8 h after stimulation, rising gradually thereafter to a maximum at 48 h. Inhibin A did not affect the mRNA levels of any inhibin/activin subunits, nor did it inhibit the effect of activin A. Recombinant human follistatin did not affect basal beta B-subunit mRNA levels, but it neutralized the effect of activin A. Although hCG induces inhibin/activin alpha- and beta A-subunit mRNA levels in human GL cells, it did not increase basal beta B-subunit levels. By contrast, it inhibited activin A-induced beta B-subunit mRNA levels. On the other hand, activin A decreased hCG-induced mRNA levels of the inhibin alpha-subunit and cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (P450scc) enzyme, an important rate-limiting enzyme in human GL cell progestin synthesis. Moreover, we observed by Northern blot analysis that cultured human GL cells as well as freshly isolated preovulatory granulosa cells express the specific mRNAs for all currently known serine/threonine kinase activin receptors, i.e. activin receptors I, IB, II, and IIB. Our results suggest that in GL cells, activin A may locally stimulate synthesis of the beta B-subunit in an autocrine or paracrine manner, and that in human ovary, regulation of the beta B-subunit differs from that of the alpha- and beta A-subunits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007265 Inhibins Glycoproteins that inhibit pituitary FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretion. Inhibins are secreted by the Sertoli cells of the testes, the granulosa cells of the ovarian follicles, the placenta, and other tissues. Inhibins and ACTIVINS are modulators of FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretions; both groups belong to the TGF-beta superfamily, as the TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA. Inhibins consist of a disulfide-linked heterodimer with a unique alpha linked to either a beta A or a beta B subunit to form inhibin A or inhibin B, respectively Female Inhibin,Inhibin,Inhibin-F,Inhibins, Female,Inhibins, Testicular,Ovarian Inhibin,Testicular Inhibin,Female Inhibins,Inhibin F,Inhibin, Female,Inhibin, Ovarian,Inhibin, Testicular,Testicular Inhibins
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005260 Female Females
D005786 Gene Expression Regulation Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control (induction or repression) of gene action at the level of transcription or translation. Gene Action Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression,Expression Regulation, Gene,Regulation, Gene Action,Regulation, Gene Expression
D006023 Glycoproteins Conjugated protein-carbohydrate compounds including MUCINS; mucoid, and AMYLOID glycoproteins. C-Glycosylated Proteins,Glycosylated Protein,Glycosylated Proteins,N-Glycosylated Proteins,O-Glycosylated Proteins,Glycoprotein,Neoglycoproteins,Protein, Glycosylated,Proteins, C-Glycosylated,Proteins, Glycosylated,Proteins, N-Glycosylated,Proteins, O-Glycosylated
D006063 Chorionic Gonadotropin A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone produced primarily by the PLACENTA. Similar to the pituitary LUTEINIZING HORMONE in structure and function, chorionic gonadotropin is involved in maintaining the CORPUS LUTEUM during pregnancy. CG consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is virtually identical to the alpha subunits of the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN). Chorionic Gonadotropin, Human,HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin),Biogonadil,Choriogonadotropin,Choriogonin,Chorulon,Gonabion,Human Chorionic Gonadotropin,Pregnyl,Gonadotropin, Chorionic,Gonadotropin, Human Chorionic
D006107 Granulosa Cells Supporting cells for the developing female gamete in the OVARY. They are derived from the coelomic epithelial cells of the gonadal ridge. Granulosa cells form a single layer around the OOCYTE in the primordial ovarian follicle and advance to form a multilayered cumulus oophorus surrounding the OVUM in the Graafian follicle. The major functions of granulosa cells include the production of steroids and LH receptors (RECEPTORS, LH). Cell, Granulosa,Cells, Granulosa,Granulosa Cell

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