Pituitary gonadotroph estrogen receptor-alpha is necessary for fertility in females.

Abstract:

:Estrogens play a central role in regulating female reproduction throughout the reproductive axis, and the pituitary is one of the major targets of estrogen action. We hypothesized that estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) mediates estrogen action in the pituitary gonadotroph. To test this hypothesis, we generated a mouse line with a selective ERalpha deletion in the gonadotropin alpha-subunit (alphaGSU)-expressing pituitary cells (pituitary-specific ERalpha knockout; ERalpha(flox/flox) alphaGSU(cre)). Although the ERalpha(flox/flox) alphaGSU(cre) female mice maintain a basal level of serum LH and FSH and their ovulatory capacity is comparable to that in controls, they do not display regular estrous cycles and are infertile, indicating a potential disorder in regulating LH and/or FSH secretion. The ERalpha(flox/flox) alphaGSU(cre) female mice express equivalent levels of LHbeta and alphaGSU mRNA compared with wild-type mice as determined by microarray analysis. Taken together, these findings indicate that pituitary gonadotroph ERalpha carries out the effects of estrogens with regard to estrous cyclicity and ultimately fertility.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Gieske MC,Kim HJ,Legan SJ,Koo Y,Krust A,Chambon P,Ko C

doi

10.1210/en.2007-1084

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-01-01 00:00:00

pages

20-7

issue

1

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

pii

en.2007-1084

journal_volume

149

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