Porcine GCs from fresh nonatretic follicles (3–5 mm diameter) were isolated and cultured in vitro as described previously.
3 Briefly, porcine GCs were extracted by using a syringe with 22‐gauge needle and seeded into 6‐ and 12‐well plates filled with
DEME‐F12 medium (#11320033; Invitrogen) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (
FBS; #30044333; Gibco), and 1% streptomycin–penicillin, which were then placed in a 37°C incubator with humid atmosphere and 5% CO
2. After incubation for 48 h, cells were firmly attached and prepared for the further in vitro treatment. All the cells used in this study were tested to be uncontaminated and mycoplasma‐negative. For TGF‐β1 and
SB431542 treatment, the culture medium were replaced with fresh
FBS‐free medium for 10 h, and then TGF‐β1 (#P01137; Novoprotein) and
SB431542 (#S1067; Selleck) were added into the culture medium to the final concentration of 10 ng/ml and 10 μM, respectively. For cell transfection, 50 nM small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and 2.5 μg plasmids were transfected into GCs using
Lipofectamine 3000 reagent (#L13778‐150; Invitrogen). The oligonucleotides used in this study were designed and synthesized by GenePharma, which were listed in Table
S1.
Li Q., Huo Y., Wang S., Yang L., Li Q, & Du X. (2022). TGF‐β1 regulates the lncRNA transcriptome of ovarian granulosa cells in a transcription activity‐dependent manner. Cell Proliferation, 56(1), e13336.