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JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 213, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105961
关键词
Epidermal growth factor; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Estrogen; Estrogen receptors; Muskrat; Scent gland; Seasonal change
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31872320, 21806010]
- Young Scientist Start-up Funding of Beijing Forestry University [BLX201714]
The study investigated the seasonal expressions of key factors related to muskrat scent glands, indicating that the EGFR signaling pathway may coordinate with ERs signaling to regulate the seasonal changes of the scent gland functions.
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is an important autocrine and/or paracrine mediator of steroid hormones to stimulate growth and differentiation in mammals. The aim of this study is to investigate seasonal expressions of estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha), estrogen receptor beta (ER beta), EGF, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase B (Akt) in the scent glands of the muskrats during the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Histologically, three types of cells including the glandular cells, interstitial cells and epithelial cells were identified in the scent glands in both seasons. Immunohistochemical results showed that ER alpha, ER beta, EGF, EGFR, PI3K and Akt were presented in the different types of cells of the scent glands during the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Transcriptome data of the scent glandular tissues from muskrats in the breeding and non-breeding seasons showed that differential seasonal changes might be related to the estrogenEGFR signaling pathway. The gene expression levels of ER alpha, ER beta, EGF, EGFR, PI3K were increased, while the gene expression level of Akt were decreased in the breeding season than those in the non-breeding season. Besides, the concentrations of 17 beta-estradiol (E2) in the serum and the scent glandular tissues were remarkably higher in the breeding season than those of the non-breeding season. Taken together, our results suggested that EGFR signaling pathway may coordinate with ERs signaling to regulate the seasonal changes of the scent glandular functions.
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