PUBLICATION
Anti-Müllerian hormone signalling sustains circadian homeostasis in zebrafish
- Authors
- Lin, Q., Du, X., Ren, F., Liu, Y., Gong, G., Ge, S., Li, W., Li, Z., Zhou, L., Duan, M., Li, X.Y., Wang, G.Z., Xiao, R., Gui, J.F., Mei, J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-250512-11
- Date
- 2025
- Source
- Nature communications 16: 43594359 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Mei, Jie, Zhou, Li
- Keywords
- none
- Datasets
- GEO:GSE283840, GEO:GSE283841
- MeSH Terms
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- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II/genetics
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II/metabolism
- Receptors, Peptide/metabolism
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone*/genetics
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone*/metabolism
- Pituitary Gland/cytology
- Pituitary Gland/metabolism
- Circadian Rhythm*/genetics
- Circadian Rhythm*/physiology
- Circadian Clocks*/genetics
- Circadian Clocks*/physiology
- Animals
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction*
- Phosphorylation
- Zebrafish*/genetics
- Zebrafish*/metabolism
- Zebrafish*/physiology
- Homeostasis*/physiology
- PubMed
- 40348785 Full text @ Nat. Commun.
Citation
Lin, Q., Du, X., Ren, F., Liu, Y., Gong, G., Ge, S., Li, W., Li, Z., Zhou, L., Duan, M., Li, X.Y., Wang, G.Z., Xiao, R., Gui, J.F., Mei, J. (2025) Anti-Müllerian hormone signalling sustains circadian homeostasis in zebrafish. Nature communications. 16:43594359.
Abstract
Circadian clocks temporally orchestrate the behavioural and physiological rhythms. The core molecules establishing the circadian clock are clear; however, the critical signalling pathways that cause or favour the homeostasis are poorly understood. Here, we report that anti-Müllerian hormone (Amh)-mediated signalling plays an important role in sustaining circadian homeostasis in zebrafish. Notably, amh knockout dampens molecular clock oscillations and disrupts both behavioural and hormonal circadian rhythms, which are recapitulated in bmpr2a null mutants. Somatotropes and gonadotropes are identified as Amh-targeted pituitary cell populations. Single-cell transcriptome analysis further reveals a lineage-specific regulation of pituitary clock by Amh. Moreover, Amh-induced effect on clock gene expression can be abolished by blocking Smad1/5/9 phosphorylation and bmpr2a knockout. Mechanistically, Amh binds to its receptors, Bmpr2a/Bmpr1bb, which in turn activate Smad1/5/9 by phosphorylation and promote circadian gene expression. Our findings reveal a key hormone signalling pathway for circadian homeostasis in zebrafish with implications for rhythmic organ functions and circadian health.
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