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2007 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  Waseda University, 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)
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

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。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可能性がある。本研究はヒトなどの霊長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、これらの新規脳分子による新しい生殖制御機構の解明を目的としている。本年度は、GnIH同族ペプチドを霊長類のヒトとサル、哺乳類のラット、ハムスターとヒツジなどの脳から同定して構造を明らかにした。GnIH同族ペプチドはGnIHと同様にC-末端側の配列がいずれも共通のLeu-Pro-Xaa-Arg-Phe-NH2(Xaa=Leu or GIn)(LPXRFa)構造を持つという特徴があった。同定した霊長類と哺乳類のGnIH同属ペプチドの生理作用を解析したところ、鳥類のGnIHと同様に生殖腺刺激ホルモンの放出を抑制する作用があることがわかった。鳥類のGnIHと霊長類と哺乳類のGnIH同族ペプチドの受容体を同定して作用機構を解析した結果、これらの新規脳分子は脳下垂体の生殖腺刺激ホルモン産生細胞と視床下部の生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出ホルモン(GnRH)ニューロンに存在する7つの膜貫通領域を持つ新規のGタンパク共役型受容体を介して生殖腺刺激ホルモンの放出を抑制することが明らかになった。GnIHとGnIH同族ペプチドの発現制御機構を解析したところ、メラトニンがこれらの新規脳分子の発現を制御していることが見いだされた。本年度はさらに、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ために、爬虫類のミドリガメ、両生類のカエルとイモリ、魚類のキンギョ、無顎類のヌタウナギなどからGnIH同族ペプチドを同定して、構造の普遍性と多様性を明らかにした。

  • Research Products

    (37 results)

All 2008 2007 Other

All Journal Article (19 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 19 results) Presentation (10 results) Book (7 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 7alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone mediates melatonin action underlying diurnal locomotor rhythms.2008

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

      J Neuroscience 28

      Pages: 2158-2167

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Melatonin stimulates the release of growth hormone and prolactin by inducing the expression of frog growth hormone-releasing peptide and its related peptide-2 in the amphibian hypothalamus.2008

    • Author(s)
      V.S.Chowdhury, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Endocrinology 149

      Pages: 962-970

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone neurons interact directly with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-I and -II neurons in European starling brain.2008

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

      Endocrinology 149

      Pages: 268-278

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone and its receptor in the avian reproductive system.2008

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

      Gen.Comp.Endocrinol 156

      Pages: 34-43

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Photoperiod-independent hypothalamic regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in a free-living Sonoran desert bird, the Rufous-winged Sparrow(Aimophila carpalis).2008

    • Author(s)
      T.W.Small, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Brain Behav.Evol. 71

      Pages: 127-142

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Auditory stimulation of reproductive function in male Rufous-winged Sparrows,Aimophila carpalis.2008

    • Author(s)
      T.W.Small, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Horm.Behav. 53

      Pages: 28-39

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The orexigenic effect of GnIH is mediate by central opioid receptors in chicks.2008

    • Author(s)
      T.Tachibana, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Comp.Biochem.Physiol. (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review:Neurosteroids in the Purkinje cell:Biosynthesis,mode of action and functional significance.2008

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Mol.Neurobiol. (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review:Recent advances in reproductive neuroendocrinology:A role for the RFamide peptides in seasonal reproduction?2008

    • Author(s)
      T.J.Greives, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Proc.R.Soc.B (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review: Progesterone biosynthesis and action in the developing neuron.2008

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Endocrinology (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cerebellum,a target for hormonal signaling.2008

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

      Cerebellum (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review: Expression,localization and possible actions of 25-Dx,a membrane-associated putative progesterone-binding protein,in the developing Purkinie cell of the cerebellum.2008

    • Author(s)
      H.Sakamoto, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Cerebellum (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Neurosteroid synthesis and action in the cerebellum during development(Review).2008

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Cerebellum (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mode of action and functional significance of estrogen inducing dendritic growth, spinogenesis and synaptogenesis in the develoaing Purkinie cell.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Sasahara, et. al.
    • Journal Title

      J Neuroscience 27

      Pages: 7408-7417

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [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

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

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

      J.Ornithol. 148

      Pages: S515-S520

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [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. 148

      Pages: S521-S526

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Comparative reproductive neuroendocrinology.2007

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

      Gen.Comp.Endocrinol. 153

      Pages: 344-345

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [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. 153

      Pages: 365-370

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] The novel neurosteroid 7alpha-hydroxypregnenolone is a key factor inducing sex-dependent locomotor activity2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Tsutsui
    • Organizer
      第85日本生理学会シンポジウム「性差の分子メカニズムMolecular Mechanisms of Sexual Differences)
    • Place of Presentation
      京王プラザホテル
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-27
  • [Presentation] GnlHとGnlH同族ペプチドの多様性と分子進化2008

    • Author(s)
      筒井 和義
    • Organizer
      基礎生物学研究所研究会「生殖生物学の歴史と展望」
    • Place of Presentation
      岡崎カンファレンス
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-24
  • [Presentation] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH): discovery,mode of action,functional significance and prospective application to reproductive dysfunction2007

    • Author(s)
      K. Tsutsui
    • Organizer
      The 5th Anniversary Congress of Internationa l Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST)-2007
    • Place of Presentation
      Xi'an,China
    • Year and Date
      20071107-13
  • [Presentation] Melatonin regulates the production of 7alpha-hydroxvpregnenolone identified as an active neurosteroid stimulating locomotor activity in vertebrates2007

    • Author(s)
      K. Tsutsui
    • Organizer
      The 2nd World Congress of Chronobiology
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo,Japan
    • Year and Date
      20071105-06
  • [Presentation] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)in a new reproductive axis2007

    • Author(s)
      K. Tsutsui
    • Organizer
      The 6th Congress of the Asia and Oceania Society for Comparative Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      Siliguri,India
    • Year and Date
      20071010-14
  • [Presentation] Neurosteroid synthesis and action in the cerebellar Purkinje cell2007

    • Author(s)
      K. Tsutsui
    • Organizer
      第30回日本分子生物学会年会・第80回日本生化学会大会合同大会シンポジウム「局所ステロイドの合成と機能」
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-12
  • [Presentation] イモリから同定した新規ニューロステロイドの生理作用2007

    • Author(s)
      筒井 和義
    • Organizer
      日本動物学会第78回大会シンポジウム「両生類はワンダーランド」
    • Place of Presentation
      弘前大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-22
  • [Presentation] ニューロステロイド合成の日周性とメラトニンによる調節2007

    • Author(s)
      筒井 和義
    • Organizer
      第29回日本比較生理生化学会シンポジウム「生体リズムにおける振動制御機構と出力機構〜研究の現状と新展開〜」
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-07-06
  • [Presentation] 烏類から発見された生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出抑制ホルモン(GnlH)とその受容体2007

    • Author(s)
      筒井 和義
    • Organizer
      第4回GPCR研究会シンポジウム「GPCRと内分泌・生殖機能」
    • Place of Presentation
      日本科学未来館
    • Year and Date
      2007-05-12
  • [Presentation] その他42件

  • [Book] Melatonin action on neuropeptide induction through receptor-mediated mechanisms in the brain.In:Melatonin:From Molecules to Therapy.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui, et. al.
    • Total Pages
      14
    • Publisher
      Nova Science Publishers,New York
  • [Book] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in the avian brain.In: Hormone Biotechnology.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Total Pages
      7
    • Publisher
      Daya Publishing House,Delhi
  • [Book] Neuronal neurosteroidogenesis and organizing actions of neurosteroids during cerebellar development.In:Evolutionary Molecular Strategies and Plasticity.2007

    • Author(s)
      K.Tsutsui
    • Total Pages
      18
    • Publisher
      Research Signpost Publishers,Trivandrum
  • [Book] 脳ホルモンの新領域シリーズ21世紀の動物科学10内分泌と生命現象第5章脳ホルモンの新領域長浜嘉孝・井口泰泉共編2007

    • Author(s)
      筒井 和義, et. al.
    • Total Pages
      39
    • Publisher
      培風館
  • [Book] ホルモンハンドブック新訂eBook版2章ペプチドとタンパク質(無脊椎動物)日本比較内分泌学会編2007

    • Author(s)
      松島 治, et. al.
    • Total Pages
      27
    • Publisher
      南江堂
  • [Book] ホルモンハンドブック新訂eBook版2章ペプチドとタンパク質(無脊椎動物)日本比較内分泌学会編2007

    • Author(s)
      南方 宏之
    • Total Pages
      99
    • Publisher
      南江堂
  • [Book] ホルモンハンドブック新訂eB00k版脂溶性情報分子(細胞内受容体結合分子ファミリー)日本比較内分泌学会編2007

    • Author(s)
      筒井 和義
    • Total Pages
      130
    • Publisher
      南江堂
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.f.waseda.jp/k-tsutsui/

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