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Gremlin, noggin, chordin and follistatin differentially modulate BMP-induced suppression of androgen secretion by bovine ovarian theca cells
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Claire Glister
Claire Glister
School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Sheena L Regan
Sheena L Regan
School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Moafaq Samir
Moafaq Samir
School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Phil G Knight
Phil G Knight
School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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†(M Samir is now at College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wasit, Wasit, Iraq)
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are firmly implicated as intra-ovarian regulators of follicle function and steroidogenesis, but information is lacking regarding the regulation of BMP signalling by extracellular binding proteins co-expressed in the ovary. In this study, we compared the abilities of four BMP-binding proteins (gremlin, noggin, chordin, follistatin) to antagonize the action of four different BMPs (BMP2 BMP4, BMP6, BMP7) on LH-induced androstenedione secretion by bovine theca cells in primary culture. Expression of the four BMP-binding proteins and BMPs investigated here has previously been documented in bovine follicles. All four BMPs suppressed androstenedione secretion by >85%. Co-treatment with gremlin antagonized BMP2- and, less potently, BMP4-induced suppression of androgen secretion but did not affect responses to BMP6 and BMP7. Noggin antagonized the effects of three BMPs (rank order: BMP4 > BMP2 > BMP7) but did not affect the response to BMP6. Follistatin partially reversed the suppressive effects of BMP6 on androgen secretion but did not affect BMP2, BMP4 and BMP7 action. Chordin had no effect on the response to any of the four BMPs. BMP6 treatment upregulated thecal expression of GREM1, NOG, CHRD and SMAD6 mRNA whilst inhibiting expression of the four BMPs. Taken together with previous work documenting the intra-ovarian expression of different BMPs, BMP-binding proteins and signalling receptors, these observations reinforce the conclusion that extracellular binding proteins selectively modulate BMP-dependent alterations in thecal steroidogenesis. As such they likely constitute an important regulatory component of this and other intra-ovarian actions of BMPs.
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