PMID- 24451989 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141104 LR - 20140314 IS - 1529-7268 (Electronic) IS - 0006-3363 (Linking) VI - 90 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Mar TI - Expression and regulation of MMP1, MMP3, and MMP9 in the chicken ovary in response to gonadotropins, sex hormones, and TGFB1. PG - 57 LID - 10.1095/biolreprod.113.114249 [doi] AB - Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a specific class of proteolytic enzymes that play critical roles in follicular development and luteinization in mammals. However, the role of MMPs in avian ovary remains largely unknown. We found that three MMP genes (MMP1, MMP3, and MMP9) were significantly up-regulated in 23-wk-old (laying phase) chicken ovaries compared with 6-wk-old ovaries (prepubertal phase). In reproductively active chicken ovary, MMP1 expression (both mRNA and protein) remained low in prehierarchical and preovulatory follicles but increased in postovulatory follicles (POFs). Both MMP3 and MMP9 expression levels increased during follicular maturation. MMP3 reached maximal expression in the first largest follicle (F1), while MMP9 levels continued to rise in POF1 and POF2 after ovulation. Immunohistochemistry, Western blot analysis, and zymography experiments indicated that MMP1, MMP3, and MMP9 were synthesized and secreted by granulosa cells of different follicles in the chicken ovary. The mRNA expression of MMP1 and MMP3 in the granulosa cells was stimulated by follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, progesterone, and estrogen but not by transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1). However, the mRNA of MMP9 was induced by TGFB1 but not follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, progesterone, or estrogen. Luciferase reporter and mutagenesis analysis indicated the AP1 and NFkappaB elements located in the promoter region from -1700 to -2400 bp were critical for both basal and TGFB1-induced MMP9 transcription. These data provide the first spatial-temporal expression analysis of MMP system in the chicken ovary. FAU - Zhu, Guiyu AU - Zhu G AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China. FAU - Kang, Li AU - Kang L FAU - Wei, Qingqing AU - Wei Q FAU - Cui, Xinxing AU - Cui X FAU - Wang, Shouzhi AU - Wang S FAU - Chen, Yuxia AU - Chen Y FAU - Jiang, Yunliang AU - Jiang Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140313 PL - United States TA - Biol Reprod JT - Biology of reproduction JID - 0207224 RN - 0 (Gonadal Steroid Hormones) RN - 0 (Gonadotropins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 63231-63-0 (RNA) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) RN - EC 3.4.24.7 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chickens/*physiology MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Gonadal Steroid Hormones/*pharmacology MH - Gonadotropins/*pharmacology MH - Granulosa Cells/drug effects/metabolism MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 1/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Mutagenesis MH - NF-kappa B/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Ovarian Follicle/drug effects MH - Ovary/*drug effects/*enzymology MH - Plasmids/genetics MH - RNA/biosynthesis/isolation & purification MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Transfection MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - MMP OT - chicken OT - domestic animal reproduction OT - extracellular matrix OT - follicle OT - granulosa cell OT - ovary EDAT- 2014/01/24 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/05 06:00 CRDT- 2014/01/24 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/05 06:00 [medline] AID - biolreprod.113.114249 [pii] AID - 10.1095/biolreprod.113.114249 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biol Reprod. 2014 Mar 13;90(3):57. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.114249. Print 2014 Mar.