The possible FAT1-mediated apoptotic pathways in porcine cumulus cells

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• 作者：Xinhui Wu ; Yao Fu ; Xulei Sun ; Chang Liu ; Menglong Chai ; Chengzhen Chen ; Lisheng Dai ; Yan Gao ; Hao Jiang and Jiabao Zhang
• 刊名：Cell Biology International
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：41
• 期：1
• 页码：24-32
• 全文大小：1035K
• ISSN：1095-8355

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Porcine cumulus cells are localized around oocytes and act as a specific type of granulosa that plays essential roles in the development and maturation of oocytes, the development and atresia of follicles, and the development of embryos. Studies of FAT1 have demonstrated its functions in cell–cell contact, actin dynamics, and cell growth suppression. To understand whether the FAT1 gene affects the apoptosis of porcine cumulus cells and to elucidate the mechanism of this potential action, FAT1 was knocked down using RNA interference. The lack of FAT1 resulted in stable expression of CTNNB, enhanced expression of cleaved CASP3, but decreased the BCL2/BAX ratios at both the mRNA and protein levels. These results indicated that FAT1 inhibited porcine cumulus cell apoptosis via different pathways. Taken together, these data provide new insights into the mechanisms of the association between FAT1 and porcine cumulus cell apoptosis.