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MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway
Estradiol represents a key steroid ovarian hormone that not only plays a vital role in ovarian follicular development but also is associated with many other reproductive functions. Our primary study revealed that miR-574 expression decreased in porcine granulosa cells during development from small t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9261285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35813635 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.852127 |
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author | Pan, Bo Zhan, Xiaoshu Li, Julang |
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description | Estradiol represents a key steroid ovarian hormone that not only plays a vital role in ovarian follicular development but also is associated with many other reproductive functions. Our primary study revealed that miR-574 expression decreased in porcine granulosa cells during development from small to large follicles, and the increase of ERK1/2 phosphorylation accompanies this change. Since it has been well established that the ERK1/2 activity is tightly associated with granulosa cell functions, including ovarian hormone production, we thus further investigate if the miRNA is involved in the regulation of estradiol production in granulosa cells. We found that overexpression of miR-574 decreased phosphorylated ERK1/2 without affecting the level of ERK1/2 protein, and on the other hand, the inhibition of miR-574 increased phosphorylated ERK1/2 level (P<0.05); meanwhile, overexpression of miR-574 increased estradiol production but knockdown of miR-574 decreased estradiol level in granulosa cells. To further identify the potential mechanism involved in the miR-574 regulatory effect, in silico screening was performed and revealed a potential binding site on the 3’UTR region of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3). Our gain-, loss- of function experiments, and luciferase reporter assay confirmed that TIMP3 is indeed the target of miR-574 in granulosa cell. Furthermore, the siRNA TIMP3 knockdown resulted in decreased phosphorylated ERK1/2, and an increase in estradiol production. In contrast, the addition of recombinant TIMP3 increased phosphorylated ERK1/2 level and decreased estradiol production. In summary, our results suggest that the miR-574-TIMP3-pERK1/2 cascade may be one of the pathways by which microRNAs regulate granulosa cell estradiol production. |
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spelling | pubmed-92612852022-07-08 MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway Pan, Bo Zhan, Xiaoshu Li, Julang Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) Endocrinology Estradiol represents a key steroid ovarian hormone that not only plays a vital role in ovarian follicular development but also is associated with many other reproductive functions. Our primary study revealed that miR-574 expression decreased in porcine granulosa cells during development from small to large follicles, and the increase of ERK1/2 phosphorylation accompanies this change. Since it has been well established that the ERK1/2 activity is tightly associated with granulosa cell functions, including ovarian hormone production, we thus further investigate if the miRNA is involved in the regulation of estradiol production in granulosa cells. We found that overexpression of miR-574 decreased phosphorylated ERK1/2 without affecting the level of ERK1/2 protein, and on the other hand, the inhibition of miR-574 increased phosphorylated ERK1/2 level (P<0.05); meanwhile, overexpression of miR-574 increased estradiol production but knockdown of miR-574 decreased estradiol level in granulosa cells. To further identify the potential mechanism involved in the miR-574 regulatory effect, in silico screening was performed and revealed a potential binding site on the 3’UTR region of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3). Our gain-, loss- of function experiments, and luciferase reporter assay confirmed that TIMP3 is indeed the target of miR-574 in granulosa cell. Furthermore, the siRNA TIMP3 knockdown resulted in decreased phosphorylated ERK1/2, and an increase in estradiol production. In contrast, the addition of recombinant TIMP3 increased phosphorylated ERK1/2 level and decreased estradiol production. In summary, our results suggest that the miR-574-TIMP3-pERK1/2 cascade may be one of the pathways by which microRNAs regulate granulosa cell estradiol production. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9261285/ /pubmed/35813635 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.852127 Text en Copyright © 2022 Pan, Zhan and Li https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Endocrinology Pan, Bo Zhan, Xiaoshu Li, Julang MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway |
title | MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway |
title_full | MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway |
title_fullStr | MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway |
title_full_unstemmed | MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway |
title_short | MicroRNA-574 Impacts Granulosa Cell Estradiol Production via Targeting TIMP3 and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway |
title_sort | microrna-574 impacts granulosa cell estradiol production via targeting timp3 and erk1/2 signaling pathway |
topic | Endocrinology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9261285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35813635 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.852127 |
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