title: The differential pathways of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-4 and -7 in the suppression of the bovine granulosa cell apoptosis.
abstract: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), belonging to the transforming growth factor-beta family, are crucial factors in follicular growth and development in the mammalian ovary. In this study, we examined the effects of BMP-4 and BMP-7 on granulosa cell apoptosis. Here, we report that BMP-7 suppresses granulosa cell apoptosis by inhibiting the release of caspase-activated DNase (CAD) via a mechanism which does not appear to be associated with the mitochondrial pathway, whereas BMP-4 inhibits the release of CAD. Our data provide the first evidence that BMP-4 and BMP-7 may inhibit granulosa cell apoptosis via different pathways.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-machi, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Takefumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kayamori
authors.forename: Naomichi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D055415:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D053453:Caspase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051636:X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D055415:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D051636:X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein; C109664:caspase-activated DNase inhibitor; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; C109663:caspase-activated deoxyribonuclease; D053148:Caspase 3; D053453:Caspase 9