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ArticleBMC biology2023

Ovarian ERβ cistrome and transcriptome reveal chromatin interaction with LRH-1.

Madeleine Birgersson, Rajitha Indukuri, Linnéa Lindquist, Lina Stepanauskaite, Qing Luo, Qiaolin Deng, Amena Archer, Cecilia Williams

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Article in BMC biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Estrogen Receptor Beta Isoforms Interplay Integrates Nuclear and Extra-Nuclear Signaling to Modulate Human Granulosa Cell Growth.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Madeleine Birgersson *Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 21, Solna, Sweden.
Rajitha Indukuri *Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 21, Solna, Sweden.
Linnéa LindquistScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 21, Solna, Sweden.
Lina StepanauskaiteScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 21, Solna, Sweden.
Qing LuoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83, Huddinge, Sweden.
Qiaolin DengDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83, Huddinge, Sweden.
Amena ArcherScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 21, Solna, Sweden.
Cecilia WilliamsScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 171 21, Solna, Sweden. cecilia.williams@scilifelab.se.ORCID 0000-0002-0602-2062
Science for Life Laboratory · SEKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

Cancerfonden 21 1632 PjKarolinska Institutet 2021-00501Karolinska Institutet KID 2018-00947Stockholms Läns Landsting 2021-0316Vetenskapsrådet 2022-00901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEstrogen receptor beta (ERβ, Esr2) plays a pivotal role in folliculogenesis and ovulation, yet its exact mechanism of action is mainly uncharacterized.

resultsWe here performed ERβ ChIP-sequencing of mouse ovaries followed by complementary RNA-sequencing of wild-type and ERβ knockout ovaries. By integrating the ERβ cistrome and transcriptome, we identified its direct target genes and enriched biological functions in the ovary. This demonstrated its strong impact on genes regulating organism development, cell migration, lipid metabolism, response to hypoxia, and response to estrogen. Cell-type deconvolution analysis of the bulk RNA-seq data revealed a decrease in luteal cells and an increased proportion of theca cells and a specific type of cumulus cells upon ERβ loss. Moreover, we identified a significant overlap with the gene regulatory network of liver receptor homolog 1 (LRH-1, Nr5a2) and showed that ERβ and LRH-1 extensively bound to the same chromatin locations in granulosa cells. Using ChIP-reChIP, we corroborated simultaneous ERβ and LRH-1 co-binding at the ERβ-repressed gene Greb1 but not at the ERβ-upregulated genes Cyp11a1 and Fkbp5. Transactivation assay experimentation further showed that ERβ and LRH-1 can inhibit their respective transcriptional activity at classical response elements.

conclusionsBy characterizing the genome-wide endogenous ERβ chromatin binding, gene regulations, and extensive crosstalk between ERβ and LRH-1, along with experimental corroborations, our data offer genome-wide mechanistic underpinnings of ovarian physiology and fertility.

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Estrogen Receptor betaOvaryAnimalsChromatinFemaleGene Expression RegulationMiceReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearTranscriptomeChromatinEsr2 protein, mouseEstrogen Receptor betaNr5a2 protein, mouseReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearChIP-seqERβEsr2LRH-1Nr5a2OvaryRNA-seq

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