A GnRH-expressing neuronal cell line (NLT) was used to determine whether insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) regulates GnRH gene expression. A receptor-binding assay demonstrated the expression of IGF-I receptors on NLT cells. Activation of IGF-I receptors induced the Ras/Raf-1/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and increased c-fos expression. NLT cells treated with IGF-I underwent cell proliferation and exhibited a growth-independent increase in mouse GnRH mRNA expression. In cells transfected with DNA constructs containing the human GnRH promoter, which includes a consensus AP- 1 binding site fused to the luciferase reporter gene, a significant increase in reporter activities was induced by IGF-I, whereas mutation of this AP-1 site significantly reduced IGF-I-induced promoter activation. These results demonstrate that IGF-I serves as an important signal in the regulation of both human and rodent GnRH gene expression.
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Zhen, S., Zakaria, M., Wolfe, A., & Radovick, S. (1997). Regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) gene expression by insulin-like growth factor I in a cultured GnRH-expressing neuronal cell line. Molecular Endocrinology, 11(8), 1145–1155. https://doi.org/10.1210/mend.11.8.9956
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