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ArticleNature communications2026

The role of amygdala GABA neurons in controlling stress and reproduction in female mice.

Junru Yu, Saeed Farjami, Kateryna Nechyporenko, Xiao Feng Li, Hafsa Yaseen, Yanyan Lin, Jinbin Ye, Owen Hollings, Ross de Burgh, Baban Singh and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Junru Yu *Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9338-4157
Saeed Farjami *Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-3514-8512
Kateryna Nechyporenko *Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1933-9314
Xiao Feng LiDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9974-1340
Hafsa YaseenDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.
Yanyan LinDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-3472-6990
Jinbin YeDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.
Owen HollingsDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.
Ross de BurghDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.
Baban SinghDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK.
Kevin T O'ByrneDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK. kevin.o'byrne@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-4182
Krasimira Tsaneva-AtanasovaDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. k.tsaneva-atanasova@exeter.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-7051
Margaritis VoliotisDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. m.voliotis@exeter.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-7198

Funding

RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/S019979/1RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/W005883/1RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/W005913/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/T017856/
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress can disrupt menstrual cycles, impair fertility and cause reproductive disfunction. The posterodorsal medial amygdala (MePD) integrates stress signals and regulates the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator through a dense network of GABA and Urocortin-3 (UCN3) neurons, yet the mechanisms underlying the circuitry remain poorly understood. Here, we combine in vivo mini-endoscopic calcium imaging, optogenetics, clustering analysis, and computational modeling to investigate the MePD circuitry in female mice. We uncover two anti-correlated GABA subpopulations in the MePD that are involved in the response to restraint stress and UCN3 neuron stimulation. Computational modeling suggests that mutual inhibition between these GABA groups drives their anti-correlated activity and predicts how these interactions shape downstream responses to stimulation of GABA and UCN3 neurons. In vivo optogenetics confirms that GABA neurons are critical for transmitting UCN3 signals to regulate luteinizing hormone (LH) pulse frequency. Together, our findings reveal amygdala GABAergic circuit mechanisms that mediate stress effects on reproductive health, linking emotional processing and neuroendocrine control.

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AmygdalaGABAergic NeuronsReproductionStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalAnimalsFemalegamma-Aminobutyric AcidGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal AxisLuteinizing HormoneMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOptogeneticsUrocortinsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneLuteinizing HormoneUrocortins

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PMID41807404
PMCPMC13319269

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