Expression of the oxytocin gene in the large cells of the bovine corpus luteum.
In the bovine ovary there is a delay of 4-6 days between the observed maximum of oxytocin mRNA and the peak in the luteal levels of oxytocin nonapeptide. This implies a maturation process involving components of the post-translational processing pathway. In situ hybridization shows the oxytocin gene to be transcribed exclusively in the large cells of the corpus luteum at the beginning of the estrous cycle.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000032:analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011374:Progesterone; D010121:Oxytocin