Abstract
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), acting through a cycle AMP-mediated mechanism, promotes differentiation of rat granulosa cells cultured in a defined medium. Camptothecin, a DNA topoisomerase I blocker, inhibited the increase in progesterone and oestradiol production stimulated by FSH. This effect was not due to non-specific inhibition of protein synthesis, as shown by measurement of [35S]methionine incorporation. A transient increase in DNA topoisomerase I activity was observed after 24 h of culture in the presence of FSH or dibutyryl cyclic AMP. Our results are consistent with a key role for DNA topoisomerase I in the modulation of gene expression by FSH in rat granulosa cells.
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