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Expression of either the constitutively activated human LH receptor D578H or the constitutively active human Gs\u03b1 Q227L resulted in increased cAMP production without increasing aromatase activity or mRNA levels for the LH receptor. To explore the contributions of other pathways, we expressed the constitutively activated forms MAPK kinase (MEK) and protein kinase B (PKB). Neither MEK nor PKB alone increased estrogen or progesterone production by undifferentiated granulosa cells. Stimulation of granulosa cells by FSH in the presence of the constitutively active PKB, but not MEK, led to an amplification of FSH-induced aromatase and LH receptor mRNA levels, whereas a dominant negative PKB vector completely abolished the actions of FSH. The expression of the constitutively active PKB in combination with the constitutively active LH receptor D578H, the constitutively active Gs\u03b1 Q227L, or 8-bromo-cAMP led to an induction of aromatase as well as LH receptor mRNA comparable to that seen in cells stimulated with FSH alone. 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