The prolactin receptor: A cross-species comparison of gene structure, transcriptional regulation, tissue-specificity, and genetic variation.
Carmen M BanksJosephine F TrottRussell C HoveyPublished in: Journal of neuroendocrinology (2024)
The conserved and multifaceted functions of prolactin (PRL) are coordinated through varied distribution and expression of its cell-surface receptor (PRLR) across a range of tissues and physiological states. The resultant heterogeneous expression of PRLR mRNA and protein across different organs and cell types supports a wide range of PRL-regulated processes including reproduction, lactation, development, and homeostasis. Genetic variation within the PRLR gene also accounts for several phenotypes impacting agricultural production and human pathology. The goal of this review is to highlight the many elements that control differential expression of the PRLR across tissues, and the various phenotypes that exist across species due to variation in the PRLR gene.
Keyphrases
- binding protein
- poor prognosis
- copy number
- genome wide
- cell surface
- genome wide identification
- transcription factor
- gene expression
- endothelial cells
- single cell
- heavy metals
- cell therapy
- long non coding rna
- mesenchymal stem cells
- protein protein
- amino acid
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- human milk
- pluripotent stem cells