Insulin-like growth factor 1 enhances follicle-stimulating hormone-induced phosphorylation of GATA4 in rat granulosa cells.
Insulin-like growth factor 1 enhances follicle-stimulating hormone-induced phosphorylation of GATA4 in rat granulosa cells.
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胰岛素样生长因子 1 增强大鼠颗粒细胞中促卵泡激素诱导的 GATA4 磷酸化。
DOI:
10.1016/j.mce.2022.111807
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Stocco,Carlos
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作者:
Convissar,Scott;Bennett-Toomey,Jill;Stocco,Carlos
Preovulatory granulosa cell (GC) differentiation is essential for the maturation and release of oocytes from the ovary. We have previously demonstrated that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) closely interact to control GC function. Similarly, we showed that GATA4 mediates FSH actions and it is required for preovulatory follicle formation. This report aimed to determinein vivothe effect of FSH on GATA4 phosphorylation and to investigate whether FSH and IGF1 interact to regulate GATA4 activity. In rat ovaries, treatment with equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) increased the phosphorylation of GATA4, which was confined to the nucleus of GCs. Using primary rat GCs, we observed that GATA4 phosphorylation at serine 105 increases the transcriptional activity of this transcription factor. Like FSH, IGF1 stimulated GATA4 phosphorylation at serine 105. Interestingly, GATA4 phosphorylation was significantly higher in cells cotreated with FSH and IGF1 when compared to FSH or IGF1 alone, suggesting that IGF1 augments the effects of FSH on GATA4. It was also found that the enhancing effect of IGF1 requires AKT activity and is mimicked by the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 β (GSK3β), suggesting that AKT inhibition of GSK3β may play a role in the regulation of GATA4 phosphorylation. The data support an important role of the IGF1/AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway in the regulation of GATA4 transcriptional activity and provide new insights into the mechanisms by which FSH and IGF1 regulate GC differentiation. Our findings suggest that GATA4 transcriptional activation may, at least partially, mediate AKT actions in GCs.