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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Lactylation of CREB is required for FSH-induced proliferation and differentiation of ovarian granulosa cells.

Gang Wu, Min Chen, Tong He, Yitong Pan, Chengyu Li, Zhaojun Liu, Hongmin Li, Yanan Sheng, Weilong Dai, Ming Shen and 1 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. HSP90α lactylation orchestrates PGC1α and LRPGC1 nuclear translocation driving mitochondrial biogenesis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Mechanism and Intervention of the NPY1R/CREB Signaling Axis in Regulating Inflammatory Response in Aged Ovarian Granulosa Cells and Ovarian Senescence.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Gang WuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0009-0002-5503-1384
Min ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Tong HeCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Yitong PanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Chengyu LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Zhaojun LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6414-7442
Hongmin LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Yanan ShengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Weilong DaiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Ming ShenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1219-225X
Honglin LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities KJYQ2025002Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities KYT2024002JBGS"JBGS" Project of Seed Industry Revitalization in Jiangsu ProvinceNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFD1300502National Natural Science Foundation of China 31972564National Natural Science Foundation of China 31972571National Natural Science Foundation of China 32472908National Natural Science Foundation of China 32573216Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20221512Science and Technology Innovation 2030 2023ZD0407106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) promotes follicular development by inducing the proliferation and differentiation of granulosa cells (GCs). This process is primarily attributed to the activation of the canonical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)/adenylyl cyclase/cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling pathway. Here, we revealed a novel mechanism wherein FSH promotes GCs proliferation and differentiation by stimulating cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) lactylation. Specifically, FSH induced CREB lactylation at lysine 136 (K136la), leading to CREB phosphorylation at serine 133, which facilitated CREB/CBP/P300 complex formation for transcription activation. Moreover, K136la alone directly recruited CBP/P300, triggering transcriptional surges of proliferation and differentiation genes by binding with the cAMP response element (CRE), thereby stimulating GCs proliferation and differentiation. By contrast, a CREB mutation at K136 eliminated these effects. Blocking CREB lactylation using oxamate or C646 in vivo suppressed GCs proliferation, differentiation, and follicular development in mouse ovaries. These findings highlight the important role of lactylation between metabolic regulation and folliculogenesis, and its importance in mediating GPCR signaling, providing a theoretical basis for treating female infertility associated with defective follicular development.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinFollicle Stimulating HormoneGranulosa CellsAnimalsCell ProliferationFemaleHumansMicePhosphorylationSignal TransductionCreb1 protein, mouseCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinFollicle Stimulating Hormone

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PMID40966521
PMCPMC12448862

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