Removal of Glycosaminoglycans from Bovine Granulosa Cells Contributes to Increased Binding of Hydrogen-3 Heparin

Autor: Roy L. Ax, S.K. Boehm, M. E. Bellin, C.M. Stodd
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Journal of Dairy Science. 69:531-534
ISSN: 0022-0302
Popis: Granulosa cells from small or large bovine follicles were pretreated with enzymes that hydrolyze various glycosaminoglycans, and binding of [3H]-heparin to the granulosa was measured. Binding of [3H] heparin increased significantly after enzymatic pretreatments with chondroitinase ABC and fungal hyaluronidase, and similar results were obtained with granulosa from small and large follicles. No changes in binding of [3H] heparin were detected after hydrolyses with chondroitinase AC and heparinase in either follicle size. Heparitinase, which hydrolyzes heparan sulfate, led to a significant 50% increase in binding of [3H] heparin to granulosa from large follicles but was without effect in small follicles. These results suggest that the lower binding of [3H] heparin, which has been reported with follicular enlargement, may be due to heparan sulfate occupying or obstructing binding sites for heparin on granulosa from large follicles.
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