基因敲除
碘化丙啶
细胞周期
细胞凋亡
细胞生长
分子生物学
生物
细胞生物学
程序性细胞死亡
遗传学
作者
Ya-Qing Tian,Xiaoli Li,Wan-Jie Wang,Hao Huang,Huiying Zou,Yuxin Pang,Xiao‐Fan Zhao,Huabin Zhu,Weihua Du
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.05.015
摘要
The expression and function of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) gene in bovine cumulus cells (CCs) was investigated to reveal the mechanisms by which it regulated cell apoptosis and proliferation. The mRNA and protein expression of BMP4 were detected using quantitative PCR (qPCR) and immunofluorescence staining in CCs. The effective siRNAs against BMP4 gene were screened using qPCR and western blotting. The mRNA expression levels of apoptosis-related genes and proliferation-related genes were estimated by qPCR after knocking-down the BMP4 gene in bovine CCs. Cell apoptosis, proliferation and cell cycle were measured with Annexin V-FITC, CCK-8 and propidium iodide staining by flow cytometry. Results showed that the BMP4 gene was expressed and its protein was in the cytoplasm and nuclei of bovine CCs. The BMP4 knockdown increased the cell apoptosis rate and upregulated the mRNA levels of apoptosis genes CASPASE-3 and BAX with downregulation of the anti-apoptosis gene BCL-2 (P < 0.05). The proliferation rate declined and the mRNA expression levels of proliferation-related genes PCNA, CDC42 and CCND2 were downregulated in the bovine CCs with BMP4 low expression (P < 0.05). The BMP4 knockdown significantly increased the percentage of G0/G1 phase cells while decreased that of S phase cells. Therefore, the expression of BMP4 and its biological functions on the cell proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of bovine CCs were first studied. BMP4 knockdown induced cell apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and inhibited proliferation of bovine CCs.
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