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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-9-2
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pubmed:abstractText |
The expression of the protooncogene c-fos has been associated with the transduction of cell surface stimuli into changes in nuclear function. To evaluate the possibility that this protooncogene plays a role in the gonadotropin-dependent gene regulation, the effect of FSH on the expression of c-fos was studied in primary Sertoli cell cultures. Sertoli cells were stimulated for different time intervals with FSH and c-fos mRNA levels measured by Northern RNA blot analysis. FSH treatment increased c-fos mRNA transiently with a maximal stimulation reached in 1 h. The level of c-fos mRNA returned to basal level within 4-6 h. The induction of c-fos mRNA was dependent on the concentration of FSH used with an ED50 of 3-5 ng/ml ovine FSH-16. A similar increase in c-fos expression was induced with highly purified hFSH. The c-fos mRNA was also elevated after treatment of the Sertoli cell with (Bu)2cAMP and forskolin. (Bu)2cAMP treatment led to a sustained induction of c-fos mRNA, with increased mRNA levels being maintained after 12 h. The FSH-dependent induction of c-fos mRNA was still present in cells treated for 3 h with cycloheximide, but it was greatly reduced by actinomycin D pretreatment. These data indicate that FSH induces a transient expression of c-fos in cultured Sertoli cells. This induction is probably mediated by cAMP and likely involves an increased transcription of the c-fos gene. Early expression of this gene might be an intermediate step required for gonadotropin-dependent regulation of expression of other genes.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0888-8809
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
2
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
55-61
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Cells, Cultured,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Follicle Stimulating Hormone,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Kinetics,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Proto-Oncogenes,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-RNA, Messenger,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Rats, Inbred Strains,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Sertoli Cells,
pubmed-meshheading:3135483-Transcription, Genetic
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pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Follicle-stimulating hormone induces transient expression of the protooncogene c-fos in primary Sertoli cell cultures.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatrics and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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