title: Kisspeptin and puberty in mammals.
abstract: Since the discovery of the G-protein coupled receptor 54 (kisspeptin receptor) and its ligand, kisspeptin, our understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms that govern the pituitary-gonadal axis has evolved dramatically. In this chapter, we have reviewed progress regarding the relationship between kisspeptin and puberty, and have proposed a novel hypothesis for the role of kisspeptin signaling in the onset of this crucial developmental event. According to this hypothesis, although kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) are critical for puberty, this is simply because these cells are an integral component of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generating mechanism that drives intermittent release of the decapeptide, as an increase in GnRH is obligatory for the onset of puberty. In our model, ARC kisspeptin neurons play no "regulatory" role in controlling the timing of puberty. Rather, as a component of the neural network responsible for GnRH pulse generation, they subserve upstream regulatory mechanisms that are responsible for the timing of puberty.
authors.affiliation: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715-1299, USA. terasawa@primate.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Ei
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terasawa
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Guerriero
authors.forename: Tony M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Plant
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001111:Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D059648:Kisspeptins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C106628:KISS1 protein, human; D059648:Kisspeptins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
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