孕酮作为一种甾体激素,在各种雌性哺乳动物生殖活动中起关键作用。在人类和其他脊椎动物中,孕酮的生物活性主要是通过两个孕酮受体PGR—A和PGR—B转录活性的调节来介导。文章介绍了孕酮受体基因的结构、表达调控和多态性,并讨论了该基因与哺乳动物生殖功能的关系。
The steroid hormone, progesterone, plays a key role in diverse events associated with female reproduction. In humans and other vertebrates, the biological activity of progesterone is mediated by modulation of the transcriptional activity of two progesterone receptors, PGR-A and PGR-B. This review introduced the structure, expression regulation and polymorphism of progesterone receptor gene. The relationship between progesterone receptor gene and reproductive function was also discussed in mammals.