Pitx2 deletion in pituitary gonadotropes is compatible with gonadal development, puberty, and fertility
- 17 October 2008
- Vol. 46 (10), 507-514
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.20398
Abstract
This report introduces a gonadotrope‐specific cre transgenic mouse capable of ablating floxed genes in mature pituitary gonadotropes. Initial analysis of this transgenic line, Tg(Lhb‐cre)1Sac, reveals that expression is limited to the pituitary cells that produce luteinizing hormone beta, beginning appropriately at e17.5. Cre activity is detectable by a reporter gene in nearly every LHβ‐producing cell, but the remaining hormone‐producing cell types and other organs exhibit little to no activity. We used the Tg(Lhb‐cre)1Sac strain to assess the role Pitx2 in gonadotrope function. The gonadotrope‐specific Pitx2 knockout mice exhibit normal expression of LHβ, sexual maturation, and fertility, suggesting that Pitx2 is not required for gonadotrope maintenance or for regulated production of gonadotropins. genesis 46:507–514, 2008.This publication has 41 references indexed in Scilit:
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