The σ54 promoters are unique in prokaryotic genome and responsible for transcripting carbon and nitrogen-related genes. With the avala

To further study the role of GPR54 signaling in the onset of primate puberty, we used the monkey to examine the ability of kisspeptin-1

GPR54 is a G-protein-coupled receptor that displays a high percentage of identity in the transmembrane domains with the galanin recepto

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is defined as a deficiency of the pituitary secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hor

Identification, in late 2003, of inactivating mutations of the G protein-coupled receptor GPR54 as causative factor for absence of pube

Natural peptides displaying agonist activity on the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR54 were isolated from human placenta. These 54

Abstract Summary: In prokaryotes, the σ54 promoters are unique regulatory elements and have attracted much attention because they are

Abstract Intraflagellar transport (IFT) relies on the IFT complex and is required for ciliogenesis. The IFT‐B complex consists of 9

We have recently described a molecular gatekeeper of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis with the observation that G protein-couple

Promoters recognized by the RNA-polymerase with the alternative sigma factor sigma(54) (Esigma54) are unique in having conserved positi

AbstractHomologous recombination (HR) performs crucial functions including DNA repair, segregation of homologous chromosomes, propagati

Transcription is the key control point for regulation of numerous cellular activities. Bacteria regulate levels gene expression by usin

Summary WRKY‐type transcription factors have multiple roles in the plant defence response and developmental processes. Their roles in

Plant steroid hormones, brassinosteroids (BRs), play important roles in growth and development. BR signaling controls the activities of

Bacteria synthesize a number of different sigma factors which allow the co-ordinate expression of groups of genes owing to the ability

Kisspeptin, the product derived from KiSS‐1, and its cognate receptor, GPR54, both exert a role in the neuroendocrine control of repr

The plant-specific WRKY transcription factor (TF) family with 74 members in Arabidopsis thaliana appears to be involved in the regulati

Gonadotropin-dependent, or central, precocious puberty is caused by early maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. In gir

Summary Bacterial sigma (σ) factors confer gene specificity upon the RNA polymerase, the central enzyme that catalyses gene transcript