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RESEARCH ARTICLE

CXADR-like membrane protein (CLMP) in the rat ovary: stimulation by human chorionic gonadotrophin during the periovulatory period

Feixue Li A C , Xiaoping Miao A , Yonglong Chen A and Thomas E. Curry Jr. B
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A Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People’s Republic of China.

B Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chandler Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.

C Corresponding author. Email: lifx@hznu.edu.cn

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 28(6) 742-749 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD14201
Submitted: 11 June 2014  Accepted: 17 September 2014   Published: 17 November 2014

Abstract

CXADR-like membrane protein (CLMP) is a novel cell–cell adhesion molecule. The present study investigated the spatiotemporal expression pattern of CLMP and its regulation in the rat ovary during the periovulatory period. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that Clmp mRNA was rapidly stimulated in intact ovaries by 4 h after human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) treatment. In situ hybridisation analysis demonstrated that Clmp mRNA expression was stimulated in theca cells at 4 h after hCG and remained elevated until 12 h. Clmp mRNA was also upregulated in granulosa cells and was present in forming corpora lutea. Our data indicate that the protein kinase A but not the protein kinase C pathway regulates the expression of Clmp mRNA in granulosa cells. Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase and p38 kinase are also involved in regulating Clmp mRNA expression. The stimulation of Clmp mRNA by hCG requires new protein synthesis. Furthermore, inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor activation significantly inhibited Clmp mRNA expression, whereas inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis or progesterone action had no effect. The stimulation of CLMP in the rat ovary may be important in cell adhesion events during ovulation and luteal formation such as maintaining the structure and communication of ovarian follicular and luteal cells.

Additional keywords: adhesion molecule, corpus luteum, ovary, ovulation.


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