Steroid hormones modulate several important biological processes like metabolism, stress
response, and reproduction. Steroidogenesis drives reproductive function wherein …

Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are synthetic or natural chemical molecules occurring in
environment that have the potential to impart adverse effects on homeostasis of endocrine …

Gonadal steroidogenesis is pivotal to synchronize various reproductive stages including
sexual development, growth and maturation. In all vertebrates including teleost …

Ovarian function in teleosts, like in other vertebrates, is regulated by two distinct
gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) …

Catfishes, belonging to the order siluriformes, represent one of the largest groups of
freshwater fishes with more than 4000 species and almost 12% of teleostean population …

Peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) are calcium dependent enzymes with physiological
and pathophysiological roles conserved throughout phylogeny. PADs promote post …

Dehydration-responsive element-binding protein (DREB) plays an important role in
response to osmotic stress. In this study, DREB2, DREB6 and Wdreb2 are isolated from …

Sustained stimulation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) typically causes receptor
desensitisation, which is mediated by phosphorylation, often within the C-terminal tail of the …

Nuclear progestin receptor (PGR), which is induced in the follicles destined to undergo
ovulation, is believed to be obligatory for rupture of the follicles during ovulation in …

In fishes, the expression of steroidogenic enzyme genes and their related transcription
factors (TFs) are critical for the regulation of steroidogenesis and gonadal development. 11 …