期刊
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE
卷 161, 期 -, 页码 104-111出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.08.011
关键词
Chicken; Ovary; Follicle; VEGF; ANXA2
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31272435, 31301974]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2013CQ002]
- Agricultural Elite Breeds Project of Shandong Province
- Talent Project of Taishan University [Y-01-2014015]
Annexin A2 (ANXA2) is a calcium-dependent, phospholipid-binding protein found in various cells and tissues. ANXA2 plays multiple roles in regulating cellular functions and is often over-expressed in different types of tumors including ovarian cancer. Others and we previously found that ANXA2 was up-regulated in the ovaries of hens with higher laying rate, indicated that ANXA2 is involved in avian follicle development. In this study, we found that ANXA2 mRNA expression increased during chicken ovary maturation and follicle development. In the pre-ovulatory follicles, ANXA2 expression level was significantly higher in theca cells than granulosa cells. In theca cells, ANXA2 expression could be stimulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estrogen but not luteinizing hormone (LH) or progesterone. The core promoter regions control the basal and FSH-induced ANXA2 gene expression were identified. Forced expression of ANXA2 could induce the expression of angiogenic factors and receptors in theca cells. Furthermore, ANXA2 overexpression resulted increased vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) secretion and theca cell proliferation. Current study not only provides the first evidence of expression and regulation of ANXA2 in chicken ovary, but also suggests that ANXA2 is involved in follicular angiogenesis and contributes to successful follicle development and ovulation. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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