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2006 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

新規脳分子による新しい生殖制御機構の解明

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18107002
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

筒井 和義  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (20163842)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 南方 宏之  (財)サントリー生物有機科学研究所, 部長研究員 (90150143)
浮穴 和義  広島大学, 大学院総合科学研究科, 准教授 (10304370)
田中 滋康  静岡大学, 創造科学技術大学院, 教授 (90146233)
Keywords視床下部ホルモン / 脳下垂体ホルモン / 発現制御 / シグナル伝達 / 生殖
Research Abstract

動物の生殖を制御する脳機構の新しい理解には、まず重要な新規脳分子を同定し、新規脳分子の作用を分子、細胞、個体の各レベルから解析することが不可欠である。2000年に我々は生殖腺刺激ホルモンの放出を抑制する新規の視床下部ホルモンを鳥類から発見して、生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出抑制ホルモン(GnIH)と名付けた。その後の研究により、GnIHと構造の類似する同族ペプチドが他の脊椎動物にも存在していることが示唆された。本研究は、(1)ヒトなどの高等哺乳類から無脊椎動物にまで広く存在すると考えられるGnIH同族ペプチドを同定してGnIHとGnIH同族ペプチドの起源と構造の分子進化を明らかにすること、さらに(2)これらの新規脳分子による新しい生殖制御機構の解明などを目的として実施した。本年度は、霊長類のヒト、哺乳類のハムスター、両生類のカエルとイモリなどの脳からGnIH同族ペプチドを同定して構造を明らかにした。次に、ヒトとハムスターから同定したGnIH同族ペプチドの生理作用を解析した結果、これらのGnIH同属ペプチドは生殖を制御する生殖腺刺激ホルモンの放出を抑制することが見いだされた。一方、カエルとイモリから同定したGnIH同属ペプチドは生殖を制御する別のホルモンであるプロラクチンの放出を促進することが見いだされた。次に、これらのGnIH同属ペプチドの受容体を同定して、GnIH同属ペプチドの作用機構を解析した。その結果、GnIH同属ペプチド受容体は脳下垂体に発現していることから、GnIH同属ペプチドは脳下垂体に作用して生殖腺刺激ホルモンとプロラクチンの放出を制御することが明らかになった。さらに、新たに同定したGnIH同族ペプチドの発現制御機構を解析したところ、メラトニンがGnIH同族ペプチドの発現を誘導していることが示唆された。

  • Research Products

    (45 results)

All 2007 2006

All Journal Article (34 results) Book (11 results)

  • [Journal Article] Cerebellum, a target for hormonal signaling.2007

    • Author(s)
      N.Koibuchi et al.
    • Journal Title

      Cerebellum (in press)

  • [Journal Article] rat RFamide-related peptide-3 stimulates GH secretion, inhibits LH secretion, and has variable effects on sex behavior in the adult male rat.2007

    • Author(s)
      M.A.Johnson et al.
    • Journal Title

      Horm Behav. 51

      Pages: 171-180

  • [Journal Article] Neurosteroid synthesis and action in the cerebellum during development (Review).2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Cerebellum (in press)

  • [Journal Article] Review : Discovery of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in a domesticated bird, and its mode of action and functional significance.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Ornithol. (in press)

  • [Journal Article] Review : Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in seasonally-breeding songbirds : Neuroanatomy and functional biology.2007

    • Author(s)
      G.E.Bentley et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Ornithol. (in press)

  • [Journal Article] Review : The general and comparative biology of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH).2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Journal Title

      Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. Epub ahead of print

  • [Journal Article] membrane of water-permeable epithelial cells in osmoregulatoryorgans of the tree frog.2007

    • Author(s)
      G.Akabane et al.
    • Journal Title

      Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. (In press)

  • [Journal Article] Cloning and expression of the vacuolar proton-pumping ATPase subunits in the follicular epithelium of bullfrog endolymphatic Sac.2007

    • Author(s)
      S.Yajima et al.
    • Journal Title

      Zool. Sci. 24

      Pages: 147-157

  • [Journal Article] Ocemotactic peptide fMetLeuPhe induces translocation of the TRPV2 channel in macrophages.2007

    • Author(s)
      M.Nagasawa et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Cell Physiol. 210

      Pages: 692-701

  • [Journal Article] Amphibian aquaporins and adaptation to terrestrial environments : A review.2007

    • Author(s)
      M.Suzuki et al.
    • Journal Title

      Comp. biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol. (In press)

  • [Journal Article] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormoneinhibits gonadal development and maintenance by decreasing gonadotropin synthesis and release in male quail.2006

    • Author(s)
      T.Ubuka et al.
    • Journal Title

      Endocrinology 147

      Pages: 1187-1194

  • [Journal Article] Identification and characterization of a gonadotropin-inhibitory system in the brains of mammals.2006

    • Author(s)
      L.J.Kriegsfeld et al.
    • Journal Title

      Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103

      Pages: 2410-2415

  • [Journal Article] Novel fish hypothalamic neuropeptides stimulate the release of gonadotropins and growth hormone from the pituitary of sockeye salmon.2006

    • Author(s)
      M.Amano et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. endocrinology 188

      Pages: 417-423

  • [Journal Article] peptides in the RF amide peptide family : Insights from novel lamprey RF amide peptides.2006

    • Author(s)
      T.Osugi et al.
    • Journal Title

      FEBS Journal 273

      Pages: 1731-1743

  • [Journal Article] Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a prolactin-releasing peptide homolog from Xenopus laevis.2006

    • Author(s)
      T.Sakamoto et al.
    • Journal Title

      Peptides 27

      Pages: 3347-3351

  • [Journal Article] Rapid inhibition of female sexual behavior bu gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH).2006

    • Author(s)
      G.E.Bentley et al.
    • Journal Title

      Horm. Behav. 49

      Pages: 550-555

  • [Journal Article] Control of luteinizing hormone and testosterone secretion in a flexibly breeding male passerine, the Rufous-winged Sparrow, Aimophila carpalis.2006

    • Author(s)
      P.J.Deviche et al.
    • Journal Title

      Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 149

      Pages: 226-235

  • [Journal Article] Gonadotropin-nhibitory hormone in birds : possible mode of action.2006

    • Author(s)
      G.E.Bentley et al.
    • Journal Title

      Acta Zool Sinica. 52

      Pages: 178-182

  • [Journal Article] and the suprachiasmatic nucleus with the paraventricular organ in the Japanese grass lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides).2006

    • Author(s)
      E.Kawano et la.
    • Journal Title

      zool Sci. 23

      Pages: 277-287

  • [Journal Article] eview : Biosynthesis, mode of action and functional significance of neurosteroids in the developing Purkinje ell.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 102

      Pages: 187-194

  • [Journal Article] review : Biosynthesis and organizing action of neurosteroids in the developing Purkinje cell.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Cerebellum 5

      Pages: 89-96

  • [Journal Article] Review : Hypothalamic LPXRF-amide peptides in vertebrates : Identification, localization and hypophysiotropic activity.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Journal Title

      Peptides 27

      Pages: 1121-1129

  • [Journal Article] review : Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone (GnIH) : Discovery, Progress and Perspective.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      K. Tsutsui 43

      Pages: 191-198.

  • [Journal Article] Mode of action and functional signifcance of avian gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) : A review.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Journal Title

      K. Tsutsui et al. 305A

      Pages: 801-806

  • [Journal Article] Revuew : ubteractuibs if gibaditrioub0rekeasubg girnibe (GnRH) and gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in birds and mammals.2006

    • Author(s)
      G.E.Bentley et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Exp. Zool. 305A

      Pages: 807-814

  • [Journal Article] Structures and diverse functions of frog growth hormone-releasing releasing peptide (fGRP) and its related peptides (fGRP-RPs) : A review.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Ukena et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Exp. Zool. 305A

      Pages: 815-821

  • [Journal Article] Neurosteroid biosynthesis in the quail brain : A review.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Exp. Zool. 305A

      Pages: 733-742

  • [Journal Article] Review : Neurosteroids in the brain neuron : Biosynthesis, action and medicinal impact on neurodegenerative disease.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Journal Title

      Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 6

      Pages: 73-82

  • [Journal Article] Isolation and characterization of a novel small cardioactive peptide-related peptide from the brain of Octopus vulgaris.2006

    • Author(s)
      A.Kanda et al.
    • Journal Title

      Peptides 27

      Pages: 1755-1761

  • [Journal Article] Gonadotropin-releasing-hormone receptor isolated from the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris).2006

    • Author(s)
      A.Kanda et al.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem. J. 395

      Pages: 125-135

  • [Journal Article] effect of placental restriction on the development of subpopulations of corticotrophs in the fetal sheep pituitary during late gestation.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Farrand et al.
    • Journal Title

      Endocrinology 147

      Pages: 4762-4771

  • [Journal Article] A starvation-specific serine protease gene, isp6+, is involved in both autophagy and sexua development in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.2006

    • Author(s)
      A.Nakashima et al.
    • Journal Title

      Curr. Genet. 49

      Pages: 403-413

  • [Journal Article] Molecular and cellular characterization of a new aquaporin, AQP-x5, specifically expressed in the small granular glands of Xenopus skin.2006

    • Author(s)
      M.Kubota et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Exp. Biol. 209

      Pages: 3199-3208

  • [Journal Article] Gene expression of vascular growth factor-A in the pituitary during formation of the vascular system in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis of the rat.2006

    • Author(s)
      T.Nakakura et al.
    • Journal Title

      Cell Tissue Res. 324

      Pages: 87-95

  • [Book] Melatonin actio on neuropeptide induction through receptor-mediated mechanisms in the brain.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui et al.
    • Publisher
      In : Melatonin : From Molecules to Therapy, S.R. Pandi-Perumal and D. P. Cardinali (eds) Nova Serence Publishers, New York(in press)
  • [Book] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in the avian brain.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Total Pages
      7
    • Publisher
      In : Hormone Biotechnology, S. K. Maitra (ed), Daya Publishing House, Delhi
  • [Book] Neuronal neurosteroidogenesis and organizing actions of neurosteroids during cerebellar development.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Total Pages
      18
    • Publisher
      In : Evolutionary Molecular Strategies and Plasticity, M. Canonaco and R. M. Facciolo (eds) Research Signpost Publishers, Trivandrum, India
  • [Book] 動物のアクアポリンの多様性と比較内分泌的展望 特集 新しい内分泌現象 日本比較内分泌学会ニュース1242007

    • Author(s)
      田中滋康 et al.
    • Total Pages
      16
    • Publisher
      日本比較内分泌学会
  • [Book] Endocrinology of reproduction.2006

    • Author(s)
      G.E.Bentley et al.
    • Total Pages
      62
    • Publisher
      In : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Barrie G. M. Jamieson (ed) Science Publishers, Enfield, USA
  • [Book] Avian gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) : Identification, mode of action and functional significance.2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Total Pages
      5
    • Publisher
      In : Comparative Endocrinology and Biodiversity in Asia and Oceania, P. Tangpraprutgul et al. (eds) Chulalongkorn University Press, Bangkok
  • [Book] Melatonin action on the induction of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in the avian brain.2006

    • Author(s)
      v.S.Chowdhury et al.
    • Total Pages
      4
    • Publisher
      In : Comparative Endocrinology and Biodiversity in Asia and Oceania, P. Tangpraprutgul et al. (eds) Chulalongkorn University Press, Bangkok
  • [Book] The RF amide-related peptides.2006

    • Author(s)
      N.Chartrel et al.
    • Total Pages
      8
    • Publisher
      In : The Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides, A. J. Kastin (ed) Elsevier publisher
  • [Book] オキシトシン/バソプレッシンスーパーファミリーの進化「生物進化の分子マップ」生体の科学,57巻2006

    • Author(s)
      南方宏之
    • Total Pages
      2
    • Publisher
      (財)金原一郎記念医学医療振興財団/医学書院
  • [Book] 免疫染色& in situハイブリダイゼーション 最新プロトコール(野地澄晴編)2006

    • Author(s)
      田中英明 et al.
    • Total Pages
      28
    • Publisher
      羊土社
  • [Book] 甲状腺の分化に関連sる遺伝子Nkx.2.1の分子進化In : 生物進化の分子マップ,生体の科学 572006

    • Author(s)
      鈴木雅一 et al.
    • Total Pages
      2
    • Publisher
      医学書院

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