生物
卵巢
颗粒细胞
原位杂交
受体
内分泌学
内科学
基因剔除小鼠
分子生物学
细胞生物学
信使核糖核酸
医学
生物化学
基因
作者
Pia Seßenhausen,Karolina M. Caban,Nicole Kreitmair,Mirko Peitzsch,Jan B. Stöckl,Marie Charlotte Meinsohn,David Pépin,Bastian Popper,Thomas Fröhlich,Artur Mayerhofer
出处
期刊:Reproduction
[Bioscientifica]
日期:2023-07-11
卷期号:166 (3): 221-234
被引量:1
摘要
In brief Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 7 (nAChRa7), encoded by Chrna7 , is expressed by various murine ovarian cells. Morphological and molecular investigations, including a proteomic study of adult Chrna7 knockout (KO) mouse ovaries, reveal the roles of these receptors in the local regulation of the ovary. Abstract Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 7 (nAChRa7), encoded by Chrna7 , is involved in cellular functions ranging from synaptic transmission in neurons to regulation of inflammation, cell growth and metabolism to cell death in other cells. Our qPCR results and other studies indicated that nAChRa7 is expressed in the adult mouse ovary, while in situ hybridization and single-cell sequencing data suggested this expression may be shared by several ovarian cells, including fibroblast-like and steroidogenic stroma cells, macrophages and oocytes of small follicles. To explore a possible involvement of nAChRa7 in ovarian functions, we evaluated ovarian morphology of Chrna7 -null mutant adult mice (KO) and wildtype mice (WT; 3 months, metestrus) by performing immunohistochemistry, qPCR studies, measurements of serum progesterone and proteomic analyses. The evaluation of serial sections indicated fewer primordial follicles but similar numbers of primary, secondary and tertiary follicles, as well as corpora lutea in KO and WT mice. Atresia was unchanged. Serum progesterone and mRNA levels of proliferation and most apoptosis markers were not changed, yet two typical macrophage markers were elevated. Furthermore, the proteomes of KO ovaries were significantly altered with 96 proteins increased and 32 decreased in abundance in KOs compared to WTs. Among the elevated proteins were markers for stroma cells. Hence, the lack of nAChRa7 causes changes in small follicle counts and alterations of the ovarian stroma cells. The ovarian phenotype of Chrna7 mutant mice links this channel protein to the local regulation of ovarian cells, including stroma cells.
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