First evidence for a direct inhibitory effect of kisspeptins on LH expression in the eel, Anguilla anguilla

Jérémy Pasquier; Anne-Gaëlle Lafont; Jérôme Leprince; Hubert Vaudry; Karine Rousseau; Sylvie Dufour

First evidence for a direct inhibitory effect of kisspeptins on LH expression in the eel, Anguilla anguilla

Jérémy Pasquier ¹ Anne-Gaëlle Lafont ¹ Jérôme Leprince ^{2, 3} Hubert Vaudry ^{2, 3} Karine Rousseau ¹ Sylvie Dufour ¹

1 BOREA - Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques

2 DC2N - Différenciation et communication neuronale et neuroendocrine

3 IFRMP 23 - Institut Fédératif de Recherches Multidisciplinaires sur les Peptides

Abstract : The kisspeptin system has emerged as one of the main puberty gatekeepers among vertebrates. The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a remarkable model due to its phylogenetical position at the basis of teleosts, and its unique life cycle with a blockade of puberty before reproductive migration. We cloned the full-length coding sequence of a kisspeptin receptor (Kissr) in the eel. Comparison of Kissr sequences assigned the eel Kissr to a basal position in a clade including most of the known teleost Kissr, in agreement with the eel phylogenetical position. Eel Kissr tissue distribution was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. Eel Kissr was highly expressed in the brain, especially in the telencephalon and di-/mes-encephalon, while a very low or undetectable expression was observed in various peripheral organs. A high expression of Kissr was also found in the pituitary indicating a possible direct pituitary role of kisspeptin. Primary cultures of eel pituitary cells were performed to investigate the direct effects of kisspeptin on pituitary hormone expression. Human/lamprey kisspeptin exerted a time- and dose-dependent inhibitory effect on LHβ expression. All other tested kisspeptins had a similar inhibitory effect on LHβ expression. The inhibitory effect of kisspeptins was exerted specifically on LHβ as no change was induced on the expression of other glycoprotein hormone subunits (GPα, FSHβ and TSHβ) nor of growth hormone. These data provide the first evidence for the existence, in the European eel, of a kisspeptin system, which may play a direct inhibitory role on pituitary LHβ expression.

Type de document :

Article dans une revue

Domaine :

Chimie / Chimie thérapeutique

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio] / Biologie cellulaire / Interactions cellulaires [q-bio.CB]

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio] / Neurosciences [q-bio.NC] / Neurobiologie

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio] / Sciences pharmaceutiques / Pharmacologie

Liste complète des métadonnées

https://hal-normandie-univ.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01973832
Contributeur : Jérôme Leprince <>
Soumis le : mardi 8 janvier 2019 - 14:55:06
Dernière modification le : jeudi 25 juillet 2019 - 14:24:48

First evidence for a direct inhibitory effect of kisspeptins on LH expression in the eel, Anguilla anguilla

Identifiants

Collections

Citation

Exporter

Métriques

22

First evidence for a direct inhibitory effect of kisspeptins on LH expression in the eel, Anguilla anguilla

Identifiants

Collections

Citation

Exporter

Partager

Métriques

22