start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=375 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=743 end-page=754 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=20181030 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Runx3 regulates folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis in granulosa cells of immature mice en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= We previously demonstrated that female Runx3 knockout (Runx3-/-) mice were anovulatory and their uteri were atrophic and that Runx3 mRNA was expressed in granulosa cells. To clarify how Runx3 regulates folliculogenesis and ovulation, we examine the effects of Runx3 knockout on the gene expression of growth factors associated with folliculogenesis and enzymes associated with steroidogenesis. In Runx3-/- mouse ovaries, the numbers of primary and antral follicles were lower than those in wild-type (wt) mice at 3 weeks of age, indicating that the loss of Runx3 affects folliculogenesis. The expression of genes encoding activin and inhibin subunits (Inha, Inhba and Inhbb) was also decreased in ovaries from the Runx3-/- mice compared with that in wt mice. Moreover, the expression of the genes Cyp11a1 and Cyp19a1 encoding steroidogenic enzymes was also decreased. In cultured granulosa cells from 3-week-old mouse ovaries, Cyp19a1 mRNA levels were lower in Runx3-/- mice than those in wt mice. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) treatment increased Cyp19a1 mRNA levels in both wt and Runx3-/- granulosa cells in culture but the mRNA level in Runx3-/- granulosa cells was lower than that in wt ones, indicating that granulosa cells could not fully function in the absence of Runx3. At 3 weeks of age, gonadotropin α subunit, FSHβ subunit and luteinizing hormone (LH) β subunit mRNA levels were decreased in Runx3-/- mice. These findings suggest that Runx3 plays a key role in female reproduction by regulating folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis in granulosa cells. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OjimaFumiya en-aut-sei=Ojima en-aut-mei=Fumiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoYuka en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Yuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsuchiyaYukiko en-aut-sei=Tsuchiya en-aut-mei=Yukiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OgoshiMaho en-aut-sei=Ogoshi en-aut-mei=Maho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukamachiHiroshi en-aut-sei=Fukamachi en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=InagakiKenichi en-aut-sei=Inagaki en-aut-mei=Kenichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeuchiSakae en-aut-sei=Takeuchi en-aut-mei=Sakae kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiSumio en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Sumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Biology, The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Biology, The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Biology, The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Biology, The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=The Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=The Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=The Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Biology, The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Biology, The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Estrogen kn-keyword=Estrogen en-keyword=Follicle kn-keyword=Follicle en-keyword=Mouse kn-keyword=Mouse en-keyword=Ovary kn-keyword=Ovary en-keyword=Runx3 kn-keyword=Runx3 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=33 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=31 end-page=34 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2017 dt-pub=201704 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Identification of Marker Gene of Pars Tuberalis Morphogenesis in Chicken Embryo. The expression of Cytokine-like 1 and Gap junction protein alpha 5 in the pars tuberalis kn-title=下垂体隆起部の発生期に特異的に発現する遺伝子Cytokine-like 1,Gap junction protein alpha 5の同定 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Adenohypophysis delivered from oral ectoderm consists of pars distalis (PD), pars intermedia and pars tuberalis (PT). The mechanisms of development of PD has been well studied, and the cell differentiation of PD has been well understood. However, the morphogenesis and the differentiation of PT are still unclear, and the gene expression during the PT development remains largely unknown. In this study, we explored the specifically expressing genes in PT during development and analyzed its spatiotemporal expressions pattern. Microarray analysis on laser-captured PT and PD tissues obtained from chicken embryos on embryonic day 10 (E10.0) showed high expressing genes, Cytokine-like 1 (CYTL1) and Gap junction protein alpha 5 (GJA5) in PT. A detail analysis of spatiotemporal expressions pattern during chick embryo development by in situ hybridization revealed that CYTL1 mRNA was first detected in lateral head ectoderm and ventral head ectoderm in E1.5. The CYTL1 expressions moved into Rathke’s pouch at E2.5, then it was localized in PT primordium and continuously expressed in PT primordium until E12.0. On the other hand, GJA5 mRNA was transiently detected in PT primordium from E6 to E14.0, while the expression was not detected in PD during development. These results suggested that these genes may be involved in the regulation mechanism of PT development and could be a useful marker in the PT development. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AizawaSayaka en-aut-sei=Aizawa en-aut-mei=Sayaka kn-aut-name=相澤清香 kn-aut-sei=相澤 kn-aut-mei=清香 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HigakiYuriko en-aut-sei=Higaki en-aut-mei=Yuriko kn-aut-name=檜垣佑理子 kn-aut-sei=檜垣 kn-aut-mei=佑理子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OgoshiMaho en-aut-sei=Ogoshi en-aut-mei=Maho kn-aut-name=御輿真穂 kn-aut-sei=御輿 kn-aut-mei=真穂 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeuchiSakae en-aut-sei=Takeuchi en-aut-mei=Sakae kn-aut-name=竹内栄 kn-aut-sei=竹内 kn-aut-mei=栄 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiSumio en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Sumio kn-aut-name=高橋純夫 kn-aut-sei=高橋 kn-aut-mei=純夫 aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科 affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科 affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科 affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科高次生物科学講座・生体統御学分野 affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科高次生物科学講座・生体統御学分野 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=32 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=19 end-page=21 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2016 dt-pub=201604 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Structure and expression of quail PBCF gene kn-title=ウズラPBCF 遺伝子の構造と発現 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KugimotoAyako en-aut-sei=Kugimoto en-aut-mei=Ayako kn-aut-name=釘本綾子 kn-aut-sei=釘本 kn-aut-mei=綾子 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=AizawaSayaka en-aut-sei=Aizawa 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