title: Hormonal regulation of cytochrome P450 aromatase mRNA stability in non-luteinizing bovine granulosa cells in vitro.
abstract: In the present study, we determined the potential for post-transcriptional regulation of cytochrome P450 aromatase (Cyp19), cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (Cyp11a) and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase I (Hsd17b1) mRNA. Bovine granulosa cells were cultured in non-luteinizing conditions that permit long-term oestradiol secretion. Half-lives of mRNA were measured by Northern and/or reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR after inhibition of gene transcription. In FSH-stimulated cells, the Cyp11a and Hsd17b1 mRNAs had half-lives greater than 12 h. The half-life of Cyp19 mRNA was significantly shorter at 3 h. The addition of the translation inhibitor cycloheximide to FSH-stimulated cells significantly increased Cyp19 mRNA half-life to approximately 12 h. Stimulation of cells with insulin resulted in Cyp19 mRNA half-life that was double (P<0.05) that in FSH-stimulated cells. We conclude that bovine Cyp19 mRNA is very labile under physiological conditions, and that Cyp19 expression is under hormonal control at a post-transcriptional level.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, C.P. 5000, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 7C6, Canada.
authors.forename: Malha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahmi
authors.forename: Edmir S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001141:Aromatase / Q000235:genetics*; D015152:Blotting, Northern / Q000379:methods; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004004:Dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006207:Half-Life; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D007328:Insulin; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003609:Dactinomycin; D004004:Dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D003513:Cycloheximide; D001141:Aromatase; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one