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ERK1/2-SOX9/FOXL2 axis regulates ovarian steroidogenesis and favors the follicular-luteal transition.
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- Integrated hormonal, metabolic, and epigenetic regulation of corpus luteum function: insights into steroidogenesis, angiogenesis, and regression.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Hyperandrogenism in polycystic ovary syndrome augments Estrogen synthesis through AR-FOXL2-mediated activation of the aromatase gene in granulosa cells.Journal of ovarian research · 2025Article
- Ribo-Seq Analysis-Based Elucidation of the Dynamic Translation Landscape of Yak Ovarian Tissues in Different Reproductive Stages.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
- The roles of MAPK signaling pathway in ovarian folliculogenesis.Journal of ovarian research · 2025Review
- LncRNA NEAT1 participates in diminished ovarian reserve by affecting granulosa cell apoptosis and estradiol synthesis via the miR-204-5p/ESR1 axis.Journal of ovarian research · 2025Article
- CRISPR targeting of FOXL2 c.402C>G mutation reduces malignant phenotype in granulosa tumor cells and identifies anti-tumoral compounds.Molecular oncology · 2025Article
- Deciphering the genetic basis of sex differentiation in silver-lipped pearl oyster (Zoological research · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of PI3K-AKT and MEK-ERK1/2 signaling-driven molecular changes in granulosa cells.Reproduction (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Biochanin a modulates steroidogenesis and cellular metabolism in human granulosa cells through TAS2Rs activation: a spotlight on ovarian function.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Article
- Metabolic and endocrinologic interplay in the peri-ovulatory follicle to support the cumulus-oocyte-complex towards full competence.Animal reproduction · 2025Review
- Mechanism of LncRNA Gm2044 in germ cell development.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Estradiol and progesterone are the primary sex steroids produced by the ovary. Upon luteinizing hormone surge, estradiol-producing granulosa cells convert into progesterone-producing cells and eventually become large luteal cells of the corpus luteum. Signaling pathways and transcription factors involved in the cessation of estradiol and simultaneous stimulation of progesterone production in granulosa cells are not clearly understood. Here, we decipher that phosphorylated ERK1/2 regulates granulosa cell steroidogenesis by inhibiting estradiol and inducing progesterone production. Down-regulation of transcription factor FOXL2 and up-regulation of SOX9 by ERK underpin its differential steroidogenic function. Interestingly, the incidence of SOX9 is largely uncovered in ovarian cells and is found to regulate FOXL2 along with CYP19A1 and STAR genes, encoding rate-limiting enzymes of steroidogenesis, in cultured granulosa cells. We propose that the novel ERK1/2-SOX9/FOXL2 axis in granulosa cells is a critical regulator of ovarian steroidogenesis and may be considered when addressing pathophysiologies associated with inappropriate steroid production and infertility in humans and animals.
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