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Miyamoto Y, Schirripa M, Suenaga M, Cao S, Zhang W, Okazaki S, Berger MD, Matsusaka S, Yang D, Ning Y, Baba H, Loupakis F, Lonardi S, Pietrantonio F, Borelli B, Cremolini C, Yamaguchi T, Lenz HJ. A polymorphism in the cachexia-associated gene INHBA predicts efficacy of regorafenib in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239439. [PMID: 32970737 PMCID: PMC7514061 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Activin/myostatin signaling has a critical role not only in cachexia but also in tumor angiogenesis. Cachexia is a frequent complication among patients with advanced cancer and heavily pretreated patients. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of cachexia-associated genetic variants in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients treated with regorafenib. Associations between twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms in 8 genes (INHBA, MSTN, ALK4, TGFBR1, ALK7, ACVR2B, SMAD2, FOXO3) and clinical outcome were evaluated in mCRC patients of three cohorts: a discovery cohort of 150 patients receiving regorafenib, a validation cohort of 80 patients receiving regorafenib and a control cohort of 128 receiving TAS-102. In the discovery cohort, patients with any G variant in FOXO3 rs12212067 had a significantly lower response rate (P = 0.031) and overall survival (OS) than those with a T/T in univariate analysis (4.5 vs. 7.6 months, hazard ratio [HR] = 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.09-2.46, P = 0.012). Among female patients, those with any G variant in INHBA rs2237432 had a significantly longer OS than those with an A/A in both univariate (7.6 vs. 4.3 months, HR = 0.57, 95%CI = 0.34-0.95, P = 0.021) and multivariable (HR = 0.53, 95%CI = 0.29-0.94, adjusted P = 0.031) analysis. This association was confirmed in female patients of the validation cohort, though without statistical significance (P = 0.059). Conversely, female patients with any G allele in the control group receiving TAS-102 did not show a longer OS. This was the first study evaluating the associations between polymorphisms in cachexia-associated genes and outcomes in refractory mCRC patients treated with regorafenib. Further studies should be conducted to confirm these associations.
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- Yuji Miyamoto
- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Unit of Medical Oncology 1, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology 1, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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Impact of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor variants in female infertility. J Assist Reprod Genet 2015; 32:1659-68. [PMID: 26404793 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0572-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and its receptor play a major role in the development of follicles and regulation of steroidogenesis in the ovary and spermatogenesis in the testis. We aim to analyze the role of FSHR gene variants (single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in exon 10 (codon 307 and 680) and in the core promoter region (at position -29) and Ala189Val inactivating mutation) in Turkish infertile women. There were studies analyzing the effects of the SNPs in exon 10 (codon 307 and 680) and in the core promoter region (at position -29) of the FSHR gene on spermatogenesis, but to our knowledge, there were no studies analyzing the effects of these three SNP combinations on female fertility. METHODS In this study, the allelic, genotype, and haplotype frequency distributions of these three SNPs in the FSHR gene were analyzed in 102 infertile women and 99 unrelated healthy control individuals. The distribution of the polymorphisms was conformed by Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test. RESULTS There were no statistical differences (P > 0.05) in the allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies of the polymorphisms and FSH, luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), and prolactin (PRL) levels between the infertile patients and the controls. However, a significant relation was found between 307 SNP GA genotype and FSH level ≥12. We did not find any homozygous or heterozygote mutations in infertile patients and healthy fertile controls. CONCLUSION The present study was the first study analyzing gma mutation and the polymorphism of the FSHR core promoter at position -29 alone and in combination with the two common SNPs in exon 10 in Turkish infertile women population. These findings indicate the significance of Ala307Thr GA genotype may be a predictive marker for poor ovarian reserve and infertility.
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Sheikhha MH, Eftekhar M, Kalantar SM. Investigating the association between polymorphism of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene and ovarian response in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. J Hum Reprod Sci 2011; 4:86-90. [PMID: 22064672 PMCID: PMC3205539 DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.86089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Revised: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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AIM The aim of the study was to investigate the association between follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) gene polymorphism at Position 680 and the outcomes of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in infertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and eight patients under 35 years of age who underwent IVF-ET procedures were included in this study. The hormonal profile and treatment of all patients were analyzed and FSHR polymorphism was examined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Women from all groups were classified based on polymorphisms at Position 680, occupied either by asparagines (Asn) or serine (Ser) as Asn/Asn, Asn/Ser, and Ser/Ser genotype. RESULT Our study showed that all patients in the Asn/Asn group were normal responders and in the Asn/Ser group 64.8% were normal responders and 21.1% and 14.1% were poor and hyper responders respectively. In the Ser/Ser group we did not have normal responders and 46.7% of these patients were poor responders and 53.3% were hyper responders. CONCLUSION FSH receptor polymorphism is correlated with response to ovarian stimulation.
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- Mohammad Hasan Sheikhha
- Department of Genetics, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Alam H, Weck J, Maizels E, Park Y, Lee EJ, Ashcroft M, Hunzicker-Dunn M. Role of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and extracellular regulated kinase pathways in the induction of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 activity and the HIF-1 target vascular endothelial growth factor in ovarian granulosa cells in response to follicle-stimulating hormone. Endocrinology 2009; 150:915-28. [PMID: 18845636 PMCID: PMC2646536 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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FSH stimulation of granulosa cells (GCs) results in increased hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha protein levels and HIF-1 activity that is necessary for up-regulation of certain FSH target genes including vascular endothelial growth factor. We report that the role of the phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3-kinase/AKT pathway in increasing HIF-1alpha protein in FSH-stimulated GCs extends beyond an increase in mammalian target of rapamycin-stimulated translation. FSH increases phosphorylation of the AKT target mouse double-minute 2 (MDM2); a phosphomimetic mutation of MDM2 is sufficient to induce HIF-1 activity. The PI3-kinase/AKT target forkhead box-containing protein O subfamily 1 (FOXO1) also effects the accumulation of HIF-1alpha as evidenced by the ability of a constitutively active FOXO1 mutant to inhibit the induction by FSH of HIF-1alpha protein and HIF-1 activity. Activation of the PI3-kinase/AKT pathway in GCs by IGF-I is sufficient to induce HIF-1alpha protein but surprisingly not HIF-1 activity. HIF-1 activity also appears to require a PD98059-sensitive protein (kinase) activity stimulated by FSH that is both distinct from mitogen-activated ERK kinase1/2 or 5 and independent of the PI3-kinase/AKT pathway. These results indicate that FSH-stimulated HIF-1 activation leading to up-regulation of targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor requires not only PI3-kinase/AKT-mediated activation of mammalian target of rapamycin as well as phosphorylation of FOXO1 and possibly MDM2 but also a protein (kinase) activity that is inhibited by the classic ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 but not ERK1/2 or 5. Thus, regulation of HIF-1 activity in GCs by FSH under normoxic conditions is complex and requires input from multiple signaling pathways.
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- Hena Alam
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Orio F, Ferrarini E, Cascella T, Dimida A, Palomba S, Gianetti E, Colao A, Agretti P, Vitti P, Lombardi G, Pinchera A, Tonacchera M. Genetic analysis of the follicle stimulating hormone receptor gene in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Endocrinol Invest 2006; 29:975-82. [PMID: 17259794 DOI: 10.1007/bf03349210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study was designed to assess the relationship between mutations in the FSH receptor (FSHr) gene and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Italian women. The study population included 50 patients with PCOS and 50 age- and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls. A complete anthropometrical, hormonal and pelvic ultrasonographic evaluation was performed in all subjects. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral lymphocytes and then each exon of the FSHr gene was amplified by PCR. The mutation identified was cloned and the functional properties were studied after transient expression in COS-7 cells. Direct sequencing of exons 1-10 of the FSHr gene revealed the presence of a heterozygous AAT/ATT mutation affecting the isoleucine residue at position 411, which was replaced by an asparagine, in the second transmembrane segment (I411N). This mutation was only found in one woman with PCOS and not in her parents. This mutation was not present in 50 age and BMI controls and in another 150 women not affected by PCOS. The functional study after transient expression in COS-7 cells revealed that this I411N had similar functional characteristics with respect to the wild type FSHr (wtFSHr). Genetic analyses of polymorphisms in the human FSHr gene were also performed. All 50 women with PCOS harbored the A307T polymorphic variant, 56% harbored N680S, 30% S680S and 14% N680N polymorphisms. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that mutations of the FSHr gene are rare in Italian women. The only mutation that we found does not appear to have any pathophysiological significance in PCOS.
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- F Orio
- Dipartimento di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Università Federico II Napoli--Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italia.
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Welle MM, Reichler IM, Barth A, Forster U, Sattler U, Arnold S. Immunohistochemical localization and quantitative assessment of GnRH-, FSH-, and LH-receptor mRNA Expression in canine skin: a powerful tool to study the pathogenesis of side effects after spaying. Histochem Cell Biol 2006; 126:527-35. [PMID: 16715322 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-006-0189-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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It has been proposed that gonadotropins and/or gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) could be involved in the pathophysiology of the side effects after spaying in bitches, such as urinary incontinence and an increased production of a woolly undercoat. In order to provide tools to investigate the role of these hormones in dogs we developed immunohistochemical techniques and real-time RT-PCR to study whether GnRH-, LH-, and FSH-receptors exist in canine skin and urinary bladder. Tissue samples from the skin of the flank region and the ventral midline of the urinary bladder from euthanised dogs were examined. We were able to quantify mRNA expression of GnRH-, FSH-, and LH-receptors in canine skin and bladder biopsies with a high primer efficacy. Immunohistochemical studies showed that GnRH-, FSH-, and LH-receptors are expressed in vessel walls, the epidermis, the hair follicle and in sebaceous and sweat glands in canine skin and in transitional epithelium, and smooth muscle tissue in the urinary bladder. Our data provide the fundamentals to examine the distribution of FSH-, LH-, and GnRH-receptors in canine skin and urinary bladder and to assess gene activity at the transcriptional level by real-time RT-PCR.
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- Monika M Welle
- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, Postfach, Längassstr.122, 3014 Berne, Switzerland.
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Alam H, Maizels ET, Park Y, Ghaey S, Feiger ZJ, Chandel NS, Hunzicker-Dunn M. Follicle-stimulating hormone activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT/Ras homolog enriched in brain (Rheb)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is necessary for induction of select protein markers of follicular differentiation. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:19431-40. [PMID: 14982927 PMCID: PMC1564189 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401235200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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We sought to elucidate the role of AKT in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-mediated granulosa cell (GC) differentiation. Our results define a signaling pathway in GCs whereby the inactivating phosphorylation of tuberin downstream of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase/AKT activity leads to Rheb (Ras homolog enriched in brain) and subsequent mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) activation. mTOR then stimulates translation by phosphorylating p70 S6 kinase and, consequently, the 40 S ribosomal protein S6. Activation of this pathway is required for FSH-mediated induction of several follicular differentiation markers, including luteinizing-hormone receptor (LHR), inhibin-alpha, microtubule-associated protein 2D, and the PKA type IIbeta regulatory subunit. FSH also promotes activation of the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). FSH-stimulated HIF-1 activity is inhibited by the PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002, the Rheb inhibitor FTI-277 (farnesyltransferase inhibitor-277), and the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin. Finally, we find that the FSH-mediated up-regulation of reporter activities for LHR, inhibin-alpha, and vascular endothelial growth factor is dependent upon HIF-1 activity, because a dominant negative form of HIF-1alpha interferes with the up-regulation of these genes. These results show that FSH enhances HIF-1 activity downstream of the PI 3-kinase/AKT/Rheb/mTOR pathway in GCs and that HIF-1 activity is necessary for FSH to induce multiple follicular differentiation markers.
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- Hena Alam
- From the Departments of Cell and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Departments of Cell and Molecular Biology and
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- From the Departments of Cell and Molecular Biology and
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- Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- From the Departments of Cell and Molecular Biology and
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NISHIDA N, TAKESUE K, HATTORI MA, KATO Y, WAKABAYASHI K, FUJIHARA N. Modulatory Action of Nitric Oxide on the Expression of Transcription Factor Genes, c-fos and c-jun, in Developing Porcine Granulosa Cells In Vitro. J Reprod Dev 2000. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.46.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Norichika NISHIDA
- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Biosignal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8512, Japan
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- Biosignal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi 371-8512, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Fares FA, Suganuma N, Nishimori K, LaPolt PS, Hsueh AJ, Boime I. Design of a long-acting follitropin agonist by fusing the C-terminal sequence of the chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit to the follitropin beta subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992; 89:4304-8. [PMID: 1374895 PMCID: PMC49070 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.10.4304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Follitropin (FSH) is a pituitary glycoprotein hormone that is essential for the development of ovarian follicles and testicular seminiferous tubules. FSH is used clinically to stimulate follicular maturation for in vitro fertilization and treatment of anovulatory women. One issue regarding the clinical use of FSH is its short half-life in the circulation. To address this point, we constructed chimeric genes containing the sequence encoding the C-terminal peptide of the chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit (CG beta) fused to the translated sequence of the human FSH beta subunit (FSH beta). This region of CG beta is important for maintaining the prolonged plasma half-life of human CG dimer. The presence of the C-terminal peptide sequence did not significantly affect assembly of FSH beta with the alpha subunit or secretion of the dimer. In vitro receptor binding and steroidogenic activity of dimer bearing the FSH beta-C-terminal peptide chimera were the same as wild-type FSH. However, both the in vivo potency and half-life in circulation of the dimer bearing either one or two C-terminal peptide units were enhanced. Dimers containing FSH beta-CG beta chimeras could serve as potent FSH agonists for clinical use, and the present strategy may have wide applications for enhancing the in vivo half-life of diverse proteins.
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- F A Fares
- Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Greenberg NM, Anderson JW, Hsueh AJ, Nishimori K, Reeves JJ, deAvila DM, Ward DN, Rosen JM. Expression of biologically active heterodimeric bovine follicle-stimulating hormone in milk of transgenic mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991; 88:8327-31. [PMID: 1924292 PMCID: PMC52501 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.19.8327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH; follitropin) is a pituitary glycoprotein composed of two post-translationally modified subunits, which must properly assemble to be biologically active. FSH has been difficult to purify and to obtain in quantities sufficient for detailed biochemical studies. We have targeted FSH expression to the mammary gland of transgenic mice by using cDNAs encoding the bovine alpha and FSH beta subunits and a modified rat beta-casein gene-based expression system. Lines of bigenic mice expressing both subunits have been generated either by coinjection of the subunit transgenes or by mating mice that acquired and expressed transgenes encoding an individual subunit. Up to 60 international units (15 micrograms) of biologically active FSH per ml was detected in the milk of the bigenic mice. These lines provide a model system for studying the post-transcriptional mechanisms that effect the expression and secretion of this heterodimeric hormone.
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- N M Greenberg
- Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Barañao JL, Bley MA, Batista FD, Glikin GC. A DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor blocks the differentiation of rat granulosa cells induced by follicle-stimulating hormone. Biochem J 1991; 277 ( Pt 2):557-60. [PMID: 1650187 PMCID: PMC1151270 DOI: 10.1042/bj2770557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), acting through a cycle AMP-mediated mechanism, promotes differentiation of rat granulosa cells cultured in a defined medium. Camptothecin, a DNA topoisomerase I blocker, inhibited the increase in progesterone and oestradiol production stimulated by FSH. This effect was not due to non-specific inhibition of protein synthesis, as shown by measurement of [35S]methionine incorporation. A transient increase in DNA topoisomerase I activity was observed after 24 h of culture in the presence of FSH or dibutyryl cyclic AMP. Our results are consistent with a key role for DNA topoisomerase I in the modulation of gene expression by FSH in rat granulosa cells.
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- J L Barañao
- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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