ey0020.5-12 | Basic Research | ESPEYB20
L Cotellessa
, F Marelli
, P Duminuco
, M Adamo
, GE Papadakis
, L Bartoloni
, N Sato
, M Lang-Muritano
, A Troendle
, WS Dhillo
, A Morelli
, G Guarnieri
, N Pitteloud
, L Persani
, M Bonomi
, P Giacobini
, V Vezzoli
Brief summary: Using a combination of expression studies in human embryos as well as functional studies in zebrafish and genetic sequencing of patient with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, this study identified a novel role for Jag1/Notch signaling in the development of GnRH neurons.GnRH neurons have a unique characteristic as they start life in the olfactory placode and then migrate into the hypothalamus during embryonic development, thanks to ...