Hedgehog signaling and steroidogenesis

I Finco, CR LaPensee, KT Krill… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
I Finco, CR LaPensee, KT Krill, GD Hammer
Annual review of physiology, 2015annualreviews.org
Since its discovery nearly 30 years ago, the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway has been
shown to be pivotal in many developmental and pathophysiological processes in several
steroidogenic tissues, including the testis, ovary, adrenal cortex, and placenta. New
evidence links the evolutionarily conserved Hh pathway to the steroidogenic organs,
demonstrating how Hh signaling can influence their development and homeostasis and can
act in concert with steroids to mediate physiological functions. In this review, we highlight the …
Since its discovery nearly 30 years ago, the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway has been shown to be pivotal in many developmental and pathophysiological processes in several steroidogenic tissues, including the testis, ovary, adrenal cortex, and placenta. New evidence links the evolutionarily conserved Hh pathway to the steroidogenic organs, demonstrating how Hh signaling can influence their development and homeostasis and can act in concert with steroids to mediate physiological functions. In this review, we highlight the role of the components of the Hh signaling pathway in steroidogenesis of endocrine tissues.
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