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Endocrinology Vol. 141, No. 5 1795-1803
Copyright © 2000 by The Endocrine Society


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The Effect of a Null Mutation in the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene on Mouse Reproduction1

Margaret H. Abel, Alison N. Wootton, Vivienne Wilkins, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Philip G. Knight and Harry M. Charlton

Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford (M.H.A., A.N.W., V.W., H.M.C.), Oxford, United Kingdom OX1 3QX; Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku (I.H.), 20502 Turku, Finland; and School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading (P.G.K.), Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom RG6 6AJ

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Margaret H. Abel, Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom OX1 3QX. E-mail: margaret.abel{at}anat.ox.ac.uk

To investigate further brain-pituitary-gonadal interrelationships we have generated mice in which the gene encoding the FSH receptor has been disrupted. Female FSH receptor knockout (FSHRKO) mice were infertile. The ovaries were significantly reduced in size, with follicular development arrested at the preantral stage, but there was evidence of stromal hypertrophy. The vagina was imperforate, and the uterus was atrophic. There was no response to administration of PMSG. Inhibins A and B were undetectable in both the serum and gonads. Compared with those in control animals, serum concentrations of FSH and LH were significantly elevated in mutant females. The pituitary content of FSH, but not LH, was also significantly elevated. Estrogen administration in FSHRKO female mice suppressed serum LH levels to those seen in control mice, whereas FSH levels were reduced by only 50%. Male FSHRKO mice were fertile, although testis weight was significantly reduced. However, testicular inhibin A and B concentrations did not differ from those in normal littermates. Serum levels of FSH and LH were elevated in the null mutant male mice, whereas no differences were found in the pituitary content of these hormones. In conclusion, ovarian follicular development cannot progress beyond the preantral stage without FSH. In the absence of mature follicles ovarian estrogen remains low, and consequently accessory sex tissue growth and negative feedback regulation of gonadotropin secretion are severely compromised. In the male, however, inability to respond to FSH does not impair fertility, although testicular weight is reduced, and feedback regulation of pituitary gonadotropins and intratesticular paracrine interactions may be disturbed.




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W. Xing and M. R. Sairam
Role of CACC-Box in the Regulation of Ovine Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Expression
Biol Reprod, October 1, 2001; 65(4): 1142 - 1149.
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N. Danilovich, I. Roy, and M. R. Sairam
Ovarian Pathology and High Incidence of Sex Cord Tumors in Follitropin Receptor Knockout (FORKO) Mice
Endocrinology, August 1, 2001; 142(8): 3673 - 3684.
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S. B. Seminara and W. F. Crowley Jr.
Perspective: The Importance of Genetic Defects in Humans in Elucidating the Complexities of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2173 - 2177.
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I. Huhtaniemi and A. Bartke
Perspective: Male Reproduction
Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2178 - 2183.
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J. S. Richards
Perspective: The Ovarian Follicle--A Perspective in 2001
Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2184 - 2193.
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C. M. Allan, M. Haywood, S. Swaraj, J. Spaliviero, A. Koch, M. Jimenez, M. Poutanen, J. Levallet, I. Huhtaniemi, P. Illingworth, et al.
A Novel Transgenic Model to Characterize the Specific Effects of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone on Gonadal Physiology in the Absence of Luteinizing Hormone Actions
Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2213 - 2220.
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K. F. Roby
Alterations in Follicle Development, Steroidogenesis, and Gonadotropin Receptor Binding in a Model of Ovulatory Blockade
Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2328 - 2335.
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J. Levallet, P. Koskimies, N. Rahman, and I. Huhtaniemi
The Promoter of Murine Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor: Functional Characterization and Regulation by Transcription Factor Steroidogenic Factor 1
Mol. Endocrinol., January 1, 2001; 15(1): 80 - 92.
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F.-P. Zhang, M. Poutanen, J. Wilbertz, and I. Huhtaniemi
Normal Prenatal but Arrested Postnatal Sexual Development of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Knockout (LuRKO) Mice
Mol. Endocrinol., January 1, 2001; 15(1): 172 - 183.
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Z. M. Lei, S. Mishra, W. Zou, B. Xu, M. Foltz, X. Li, and Ch. V. Rao
Targeted Disruption of Luteinizing Hormone/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptor Gene
Mol. Endocrinol., January 1, 2001; 15(1): 184 - 200.
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L Zhao, M Bakke, Y Krimkevich, L. Cushman, A. Parlow, S. Camper, and K. Parker
Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1) is essential for pituitary gonadotrope function
Development, January 1, 2001; 128(2): 147 - 154.
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