Overview of follicle stimulating hormone and its receptors in reproduction and in stem cells and cancer stem cells |
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| Authors: | Swati Haldar Himanshu Agrawal Sarama Saha Alex R. Straughn Partha Roy Sham S. Kakar |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667, India.;2.Current address: Drug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249405.;3.Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India.;4.Department of Physiology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and its receptor (FSHR) have been reported to be responsible for several physiological functions and cancers. The responsiveness of stem cells and cancer stem cells towards the FSH-FSHR system make the function of FSH and its receptors more interesting in the context of cancer biology. This review is comprised of comprehensive information on FSH-FSHR signaling in normal physiology, gonadal stem cells, cancer cells, and potential options of utilizing FSH-FSHR system as an anti-cancer therapeutic target. |
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