Expression of PCOS candidate genes in bovine fetal and adult ovarian somatic cells

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, M.
dc.contributor.authorBastian, N.A.
dc.contributor.authorHartanti, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorHummitzsch, K.
dc.contributor.authorIrving-Rodgers, H.F.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorRodgers, R.J.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine metabolic disorder that appears to have a genetic predisposition and a fetal origin. The fetal ovary has two major somatic cell types shown previously to be of different cellular origins and different morphologies and to differentially express 15 genes. In this study, we isolated the somatic gonadal ridge epithelial-like (GREL) cells (n  = 7) and ovarian fetal fibroblasts (n  = 6) by clonal expansion. Using qRT-PCR, we compared the gene expression levels of PCOS candidate genes with previous data on the expression levels in whole fetal ovaries across gestation. We also compared these levels with those in bovine adult ovarian cells including fibroblasts (n  = 4), granulosa cells (n  = 5) and surface epithelial cells (n  = 5). Adult cell types exhibited clear differences in the expression of most genes. In fetal ovarian cells, DENND1A and ERBB3 had significantly higher expression in GREL cells. HMGA2 and TGFB1I1 tended to have higher expression in fetal fibroblasts than GREL cells. The other 19 genes did not exhibit differences between GREL cells and fetal fibroblasts and FBN3, FSHB, LHCGR, FSHR and ZBTB16 were very lowly expressed in GREL cells and fibroblasts. The culture of fetal fibroblasts in EGF-containing medium resulted in lower expression of NEIL2 but higher expression of MAPRE1 compared to culture in the absence of EGF. Thus, the two fetal ovarian somatic cell types mostly lacked differential expression of PCOS candidate genes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMenghe Liu, Katja Hummitzsch, Nicole A Bastian, Monica D Hartanti, Helen F Irving-Rodgers, Richard A Anderson, and Raymond J Rodgers
dc.identifier.citationReproduction and Fertility, 2022; 3(4):273-286
dc.identifier.doi10.1530/raf-22-0068
dc.identifier.issn2633-8386
dc.identifier.issn2633-8386
dc.identifier.orcidHummitzsch, K. [0000-0001-5023-2668]
dc.identifier.orcidRodgers, R.J. [0000-0002-2139-2969]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/140387
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioscientifica
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GTN1078444
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GTN1171592
dc.rights© 2022 The authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1530/raf-22-0068
dc.subjectovary; fetus; fibroblasts; GREL cells; granulosa cells; surface epithelial cells; polycystic ovary syndrome; gene expression
dc.titleExpression of PCOS candidate genes in bovine fetal and adult ovarian somatic cells
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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