Mol. Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on September 5, 2006
Molecular Human Reproduction 2006 12(11):661-669; doi:10.1093/molehr/gal075
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Cyclic changes and hormonal regulation of annexin IV mRNA and protein in human endometrium
Centre for Women’s Health Research, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VIC, Australia
1 To whom the correspondence should be addressed at: Centre for Women’s Health Research, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 246 Clayton Road, VIC 3168, Australia. E-mail: peter.rogers{at}med.monash.edu.au
Annexin IV (ANXA4) belongs to a ubiquitous family of Ca2+-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins. ANXA4 has been shown to be involved in a range of physiological functions including ion channel regulation, exocytosis and Ca2+-dependent signal transduction. The aims of this study were to fully characterize ANXA4 mRNA and protein in human endometrium during the menstrual cycle and to investigate the hormonal regulation of ANXA4. ANXA4 mRNA expression was quantified by real-time PCR in fresh endometrial tissue from cycling women, and protein expression was analysed by immunohistochemistry and western blotting. Hormonal regulation of ANXA4 transcription and translation was investigated using an endometrial explant system. ANXA4 mRNA was significantly up-regulated during mid-secretory (MS) and late-secretory (LS) phases compared with proliferative phases during the menstrual cycle. ANXA4 protein was localized to glandular and luminal epithelium and was present in high levels throughout the menstrual cycle except during early-secretory (ES) phase, when it was significantly reduced. Our data also show that, in proliferative explants, progesterone significantly increased the ANXA4 mRNA and protein after 48h in culture. Estrogen did not have any significant effects. This is the first study to show that ANXA4 transcription and translation are regulated by progesterone and suggests that ANXA4 may be important in regulating ion and water transport across the endometrial epithelium.
Key words: ANXA4/endometrium/hormonal regulation/menstrual cycle
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