2022
The steroid hormone estriol (E3) regulates epigenetic programming of fetal mouse brain and reproductive tract
Zhou Y, Gu B, Brichant G, Singh JP, Yang H, Chang H, Zhao Y, Cheng C, Liu ZW, Alderman MH, Lu L, Yang X, Gao XB, Taylor HS. The steroid hormone estriol (E3) regulates epigenetic programming of fetal mouse brain and reproductive tract. BMC Biology 2022, 20: 93. PMID: 35491423, PMCID: PMC9059368, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01293-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptorMaintenance of pregnancyFetal mouse brainReproductive systemE3 micePregnancy outcomesEstrogen actionEstrogen potencyPregnant miceEstrogen exposureEstrogen signalingFetal developmentMouse brainSteroid hormonesUnexpected functional rolesPregnancyReproductive tractHormone estriolBrainReceptorsExpression levelsFetusesExploratory behaviorMiceNovel mechanism
2021
Molecular mechanisms of estrogen action in female genital tract development
Alderman MH, Taylor HS. Molecular mechanisms of estrogen action in female genital tract development. Differentiation 2021, 118: 34-40. PMID: 33707128, PMCID: PMC8073215, DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2021.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGene expressionSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsFemale genital tract developmentAberrant CpG methylationGenital tract developmentHistone modificationsEpigenetic regulationOrgan developmentCpG methylationTranscriptional pathwaysSpecific fetalEpigenetic modulationMolecular mechanismsFemale reproductive tractLate organogenesisHormonal regulationOrganogenesisEstrogen receptor modulatorsTract developmentReproductive tractIndependent fashionRegulationDisease statesEstrogen actionReceptor modulators