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ey0019.7-9 | Basic Science | ESPEYB19

7.9. Sex-specific pubertal and metabolic regulation of Kiss1 neurons via Nhlh2

S Leon , R Talbi , EA McCarthy , K Ferrari , C Fergani , L Naule , JH Choi , RS Carroll , UB Kaiser , CF Aylwin , A Lomniczi , VM Navarro

Elife. 2021 Sep 8;10:e69765. doi: 10.7554/eLife.69765. PMID: 34494548. https://elifesciences.org/articles/69765Brief Summary: Using a database for arcuate nucleus transcripts, this study identifies Nhlhl2 as a key regulator of the Kiss1 gene in male mice.The timing of puberty onset is i...

ey0016.7-1 | Basic Science | ESPEYB16

7.1. PACAP neurons in the ventral premammillary nucleus regulate reproductive function in the female mouse

RA Ross , S Leon , JC Madara , D Schafer , C Fergani , CA Maguire , AM Verstegen , E Brengle , D Kong , AE Herbison , UB Kaiser , BB Lowell , VM Navarro

To read the full abstract: Elife. 2018 Jun 15;7. pii: e35960.Using transgenic mice, this team discover a new role for Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) in female puberty and reproduction. This neuropeptide relays nutritional state information in the hypothalamus to regulate gonadotropin-releasing hormone release.Metabolic cues play...

ey0019.7-7 | Basic Science | ESPEYB19

7.7. Connecting nutritional deprivation and pubertal inhibition via GRK2-mediated repression of kisspeptin actions in GnRH neurons

C Perdices-Lopez , MS Avendano , A Barroso , F Gaytan , F Ruiz-Pino , MJ Vazquez , S Leon , YB Song , V Sobrino , V Heras , A Romero-Ruiz , J Roa , F Jr Mayor , C Murga , L Pinilla , UB Kaiser , M. Tena-Sempere

Metabolism. 2022 Apr;129:155141. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2022.155141. Epub 2022 Jan 22. PMID: 35074314. https://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(22)00019-1/fulltextBrief Summary: the authors used pharmacological and transgenic models to demonstrate the role of GRK2, G protein coupled-recept...

ey0016.7-3 | Basic Science | ESPEYB16

7.3. Metabolic regulation of female puberty via hypothalamic AMPK-kisspeptin signaling

J Roa , A Barroso , F Ruiz-Pino , MJ Vazquez , P Seoane-Collazo , N Martinez-Sanchez , D Garcia-Galiano , T Ilhan , R Pineda , S Leon , M Manfredi-Lozano , V Heras , M Poutanen , JM Castellano , F Gaytan , C Dieguez , L Pinilla , M Lopez , M Tena-Sempere

To read the full abstract: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Nov 6;115(45):E10758–E10767.The authors show for the first time that central AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), the major cellular energy sensor, interplays with Kiss1 to control puberty onset.AMPK is an indispensable cellular energy sensor (1). Beside its ability to directly sense ener...