title: Mechanisms of activin-stimulated FSH synthesis: the story of a pig and a FOX.
abstract: Activins were discovered and, in fact, named more than a quarter century ago based on their abilities to stimulate pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis and secretion. However, it is only in the last decade that we have finally come to understand their underlying mechanisms of action in gonadotroph cells. In this minireview, we chronicle the research that led to the recent discovery of forkhead box L2 (FOXL2) as an essential mediator of activin-regulated FSH beta subunit (Fshb) transcription in vitro and in vivo.
authors: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. daniel.bernard@mcgill.ca
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Bernard
authors: Stella
authors: S
authors: Tran
mesh_terms: D028341:Activins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D037201:Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000074842:Forkhead Box Protein L2; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: C421604:FOXL2 protein, human; D037201:Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit; D000074842:Forkhead Box Protein L2; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D028341:Activins