Article
FSHB Transcription is Regulated by a Novel 5' Distal Enhancer With a Fertility-Associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphism.
Endocrinology - 1 Jan 2021
Bohaczuk Stephanie C, Thackray Varykina G, Shen Jia, Skowronska-Krawczyk Dorota, Mellon Pamela L
Abstract excerpt
The pituitary gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone, signal the gonads to regulate male and female fertility. FSH is critical for female fertility as it regulates oocyte maturation, ovulation, and hormone synthesis. Multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) link a 130 Kb locus at 11p14.1, which encompasses the FSH beta-subunit (FSHB) gene, with fertility-related traits...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Histones
- Humans
- Infertility, Female
- Mice
