Circadian transcriptional factor DBP regulates expression of Kiss1 in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus
Circadian transcriptional factor DBP regulates expression of Kiss1 in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mce.2011.03.020
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发表时间:
2011-06-06
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Adachi, Akihito A.
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作者:
Xu, Zhifang;Kaga, Shigehito;Adachi, Akihito A.
The expression of Kiss1 in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) and its product, metastin/kisspeptin, show a circadian pattern with a peak in the evening, which shows a strong phase relationship with the time of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in rodents. Here we report that a circadian transcriptional factor, albumin D-site binding protein (Dbp), was able to trigger mKiss1 transcription via the D-box, and this effect was combined with those of estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) and its ligand, estrogen. A histological study demonstrated that some cells in the AVPV co-expressed Dbp with ER alpha in adult female rats. Expression of ER alpha was not rhythmic in the AVPV, however, mRNA of Dbp in the AVPV accumulated with a robust diurnal rhythm in proestrus, but not on the first day of diestrus. Thus, these results suggest that Dbp and estrogen regulate the expression of Kiss1 in the AVPV, thereby mediating the GnRH/LH surge. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.