17β-Estradiol Regulates SKP2 Expression in Cultured Immature Boar Sertoli Cells Mainly via Estrogen Receptor β, cAMP-PKA and ERK1/2

Estrogen plays an important role in regulating testicular Sertoli cell number. Furthermore, S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 （SKP2） plays a central role in mammalian cell cycle progression. The objective of this study was to determine whether 17β-estradiol can regulate the expression of SKP2, and the Sertoli cell cycle, via estrogen receptor β （ERβ）, the cyclic adenosine monophosphate （cAMP）-protein kinase A （PKA） and extracellular signal-regulated kinase （ERK1/2） pathway. When cultured immature boar Sertoli cells were treated with 17β-estradiol, a time-dependent increase in SKP2 mRNA and protein level was observed by real-time PCR and Western blot, and 17β-estradiol activity peaked at 30 min. Treatment with ICI182780 and ERβ antagonist reduced 17β-estradiol-induced expression of SKP2 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen （PCNA）, while increasing the protein concentration of p27kip1. However, the effect of ERa antagonist on these parameters was lower than that of ICI 182780 and ERβ. Forskolin had a similar effect as 17β-estradiol on the expression of SKP2, PCNA and p27kip1, Rp-cAMP, H-89 and U0126 treatment reduced 17β-estradiol-induced changes, while H-89 also inhibited ERK1/2 activation. Therefore, 17β-estradiol mainly regulates SKP2 mRNA and protein expression via ERβ-cAMP-PKA and ERK1/2 activation. SKP2 and PCNA expression were positively correlated, while increased SKP2 expression likely resulted in p27kip1 degradation.     

17beta-雌二醇通过beta受体和cAMP-ERK1/2级联调节仔猪睾丸支持细胞cyclinA2 mRNA的表达

 【目的】确定雌激素是否通过雌激素受体以及在cAMP-细胞外调节的蛋白激酶（ERK1/2）调节培养条件下,未成熟仔猪睾丸支持细胞中cyclinA2 mRNA的表达。【方法】以培养的仔猪睾丸支持细胞为试验材料,通过添加雌激素受体抑制剂以及各种信号通路的抑制剂,应用实时荧光定量PCR检测cyclinA2 mRNA的相对表达量。【结果】17beta-雌二醇（10-9 mol•L-1）以时间依赖的方式促进了cyclinA2 mRNA的表达（P＜0.05）,这一作用在30 min时到达到高峰。雌激素非特异性受体抑制剂ICI182780、雌激素受体beta抑制剂（ERbetaAnt）和雌激素受体alpha抑制剂（ERalphaAnt）单独作用对cyclinA2 mRNA的表达与空白对照相比没有显著影响（P＞0.05）,但ICI 182780与 ERbetaAnt,而不是ERalphaAnt抑制了17beta-雌二醇诱导的cyclinA2 mRNA的表达（P＜0.05）。17beta-雌二醇（10-9mol•L-1）和 forskolin均促进了cyclinA2 mRNA的表达（P＜0.05）,而Rp-cAMP、H-89和U0126都抑制了17beta-雌二醇（10-9mol•L-1）的活性（P＜0.05）,但3种抑制剂单独作用时对cyclinA2 mRNA的表达与空白相比没有显著影响（P＞0.05）。【结论】 17beta-雌二醇主要通过ERbeta受体、影响cAMP的产生和ERK1/2激活,进而调节cyclinA2 mRNA的表达。