Hormone-induced proliferation and differentiation of granulosa cells: a coordinated balance of the cell cycle regulators cyclin D2 and p27Kip1

Molecular Endocrinology
R L Robker, J S Richards

Abstract

The proliferation and terminal differentiation of granulosa cells are critical for normal follicular growth, ovulation, and luteinization. Therefore, the in situ localization and hormonal regulation of cell cycle activators (cyclin D1, D2, and D3) and cell cycle inhibitors (p27Kip1 and p21Cip1) were analyzed in ovaries of mice and rats at defined stages of follicular growth and differentiation. Cyclin D2 mRNA was specifically localized to granulosa cells of growing follicles, while cyclin D1 and cyclin D3 were restricted to theca cells. In hypophysectomized (H) rats, cyclin D2 mRNA and protein were increased in granulosa cells by treatment with estradiol or FSH and were increased maximally by treatment with both hormones. In serum-free cultures of rat granulosa cells, cyclin D2 mRNA was rapidly elevated in response to FSH, forskolin, and estradiol, indicating that estradiol as well as cAMP can act directly and independently to increase cyclin D2 expression. The levels of p27Kip1 protein were not increased in response to estradiol or FSH. In contrast, when ovulatory doses of human CG (LH) were administered to hormonally primed H rats to stimulate luteinization, cyclin D2 mRNA and protein were rapidly decreased and undetectable w...Continue Reading

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