Characterization of insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins of porcine ovarian follicular fluid.
Characterization of insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins of porcine ovarian follicular fluid.
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猪卵巢卵泡液胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白的表征。
DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod44.2.315
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发表时间:
1991
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Hammond,JM
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作者:
Mondschein,JS;Etherton,TD;Hammond,JM
Using competitive ligand-binding studies, ligand blotting, and immunoprecipitation, we have characterized the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding proteins (BPs) of porcine follicular fluid. Competitive ligand-binding studies revealed a preference of ovarian IGFBPs for IGF-II over IGF-I. Follicular fluid from small, 1–3-mm follicles had nearly twice the binding capacity for IGFs as that from large, 6–10-mm follicles. Ligand blots of porcine follicular fluid resolved 5 major bands of IGF-binding activity having apparent molecular sizes of 44, 40, 34, 29, and 22 kDa. The 40–44-kDa bands were immunoprecipitated by an antibody to porcine IGFBP-3, the acid-stable subunit of the 150-kDa growth hormone-dependent IGF-binding protein complex of porcine serum. The 34-kDa band was immunoprecipitated by an antibody to rat IGFBP-2, the major IGF-binding protein found in fetal rat serum. To date we have been unable to immunoprecipitate the 29- and 22-kDa bands with any of the antibodies tested, including a panel of monoclonal antibodies to human IGFBP-1, the amniotic fluid IGF-binding protein. The 40–44-kDa species (IGFBP-3) was the predominant form and was equally abundant in fluid from large and small follicles. In contrast, the smaller forms, including IGFBP-2 and the 29- and 22-kDa forms were significantly more prominent in fluid from small follicles. In view of other studies indicating a significant effect of IGFBPs on ovarian cell function, follicular IGFBPs may play an important role in the IGF autocrine/paracrine regulatory system of the ovary.