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ArticleEndocrinology2015

Classical and membrane-initiated estrogen signaling in an in vitro model of anterior hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons.

Melinda A Mittelman-Smith, Angela M Wong, Anupama S Q Kathiresan, Paul E Micevych

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Article in Endocrinology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Actions of Steroids: New Neurotransmitters.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2016
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  19. A Kiss and a PRomise.Endocrinology · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melinda A Mittelman-SmithDavid Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, and Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095.
Angela M Wong
Anupama S Q Kathiresan
Paul E Micevych
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Stem CellsP30HD004612 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CARPENTER, ELLEN M. · 1985 to 2014
$19.5M
Neuroendocrinology, Sex Differences, and ReproductionT32HD007228 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ARNOLD, ARTHUR P · 1985 to 2015
$3.9M
NICHD NIH HHS 5T32HD007228NICHD NIH HHS HD04612NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD004612NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neuropeptide kisspeptin is essential for sexual maturation and reproductive function. In particular, kisspeptin-expressing neurons in the anterior rostral periventricular area of the third ventricle are generally recognized as mediators of estrogen positive feedback for the surge release of LH, which stimulates ovulation. Estradiol induces kisspeptin expression in the neurons of the rostral periventricular area of the third ventricle but suppresses kisspeptin expression in neurons of the arcuate nucleus that regulate estrogen-negative feedback. To focus on the intracellular signaling and response to estradiol underlying positive feedback, we used mHypoA51 cells, an immortalized line of kisspeptin neurons derived from adult female mouse hypothalamus. mHypoA51 neurons express estrogen receptor (ER)-α, classical progesterone receptor (PR), and kisspeptin, all key elements of estrogen-positive feedback. As with kisspeptin neurons in vivo, 17β-estradiol (E2) induced kisspeptin and PR in mHypoA51s. The ERα agonist, 1,3,5-Tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-propyl-1H-pyrazole, produced similar increases in expression, indicating that these events were mediated by ERα. However, E2-induced PR up-regulation required an intracellular ER, whereas kisspeptin expression was stimulated through a membrane ER activated by E2 coupled to BSA. These data suggest that anterior hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons integrate both membrane-initiated and classical nuclear estrogen signaling to up-regulate kisspeptin and PR, which are essential for the LH surge.

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedEstradiolEstrogensFemaleHypothalamus, AnteriorKisspeptinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionEstradiolEstrogensKisspeptins

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PMID25730107
PMCPMC4430613
OpenAlexW1993343292

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