Differential regulation of kit ligand A (kitlga) expression in the zebrafish ovarian follicle cells - Evidence for the existence of a cyclic adenosine 3', 5' monophosphate-mediated binary regulatory system during folliculogenesis

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 402, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-31

  Yao, Kai ^a   Ge, Wei ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Macau   (Macao)

Author keywords

CAMP; Epac; Kit ligand A; Ovary; PKA; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FORSKOLIN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN EPAC; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KITLGA; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEM CELL FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; KITLGA PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SECOND MESSENGER;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; STEM CELL FACTOR; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 84920941818     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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