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Gene knockout analysis reveals essentiality of estrogen receptor β1 (Esr2a) for female reproduction in medaka

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45373-y

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  1. Japan Science Society
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [26840111, 18H0488118K19323, 26221104]
  3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26840111] Funding Source: KAKEN

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In vertebrates, sex steroids play crucial roles in multiple systems related to reproduction. In females, estrogens and their receptor estrogen receptor (ER or Esr) play indispensable roles in the negative sex steroid feedback regulation of pituitary gonadotropin secretion, which prevents excessive development of ovarian follicles. However, the mechanism of this feedback regulation of a gonadotropin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), which is essential for folliculogenesis throughout vertebrates, is poorly understood. In the present study, we generated knockouts of all subtypes of nuclear estrogen receptors in a model teleost medaka, which is suitable for the study of endocrine control and behavioral assays, and analyzed fertility, behavior and functionality of estrogen feedback in each knockout line. Among the estrogen receptors, we revealed that an estrogen receptor Esr2a plays an essential role in this feedback regulation. In addition to this, we also found that esr2a(-/-) females showed oviduct atresia, which causes complete infertility. Interestingly, esr2a(-/-) females showed apparently normal sexual behavior but without oviposition in response to male courtship. This phenotype indicates that physical readiness and motivation of sexual behavior is independently controlled.

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