Expression and localization of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor in bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is a serine protease involved in extracellular matrix remodeling through plasmin generation. uPA usually binds to its receptor, uPAR, which is anchored to the plasma membrane through a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. uPA/uPAR binding increases proteolytic activity in the neighborhood of the cells containing uPAR and activates intracellular signaling pathways involved in extracellular matrix remodeling, cell migration and proliferation. The aim of this work was to study the expression of uPA, uPAR and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in immature and in vitro matured bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs). uPA is only expressed in the cumulus cells of immature and in vitro matured COCs, while uPAR and PAI-1 are expressed in both the cumulus cells and the immature and in vitro matured oocytes. In addition, uPAR protein was localized by confocal microscopy in the plasma membrane of oocytes and cumulus cells of immature COCs. Results from this research led us to hypothesize that the uPA/uPAR interaction could cause the local production of uPA-mediated plasmin over oocyte and cumulus cell surface; plasmin formation could also be regulated by PAI-1.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Zygote (Cambridge, England) - 24(2016), 2 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 230-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

García, Daniela C [VerfasserIn]
Miceli, Dora C [VerfasserIn]
Rizo, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
García, Elina V [VerfasserIn]
Valdecantos, Pablo A [VerfasserIn]
Roldán-Olarte, Mariela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bovine
Cumulus Cells
EC 3.4.21.73
Journal Article
Oocytes
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
UPA
UPAR
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

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Date Completed 20.12.2016

Date Revised 30.12.2016

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S0967199415000076

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM248673793