Fxralpha gene is a target gene of hCG signaling pathway and represses hCG induced steroidogenesis
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Updated: Jan 20, 2026

Reporter Gene Repression Assay to Study Translational Regulation of a Target Gene
Hélène Holota1, Laura Thirouard1, Manon Garcia1
1Inserm U1103, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS UMR-6293, GReD, F-63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Abstract:
The bile acid receptor Farnesoid-X-Receptor alpha (FXRα), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, is well known for its roles in the enterohepatic tract. In addition, FXRα regulates testicular physiology through the control of both endocrine and exocrine functions. The endocrine function of the Leydig cells is mainly controlled by the hypothalamo-pituitary axis viaLH/chorionic gonadotropin (CG). If FXRα was demonstrated to control the expression of the Lhcgr gene, encoding the LH receptor; the impact of the LH/CG signaling on the Fxrα expression has not been defined so far. Here, we demonstrate that hCG increases the Fxrα gene expression through the protein kinase-A signaling pathway. Fxrα is then involved in a negative feedback of steroid synthesis. These data improve our knowledge of the local control of the testicular steroidogenesis with the identification of the link between the hypothalamo-pituitary axis and the FXRα signaling pathway.
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