Kisspeptin-10: KISS1R Research Overview

The KISS1 gene encodes a precursor that is processed into kisspeptins of several lengths (54, 14, 13 and 10 amino acids). All share a C-terminal sequence that binds and activates the G-protein-coupled receptor KISS1R, also called GPR54.

Kisspeptin-10 is the minimal fragment that retains receptor activity, which makes it a common reference ligand in receptor-binding and signaling assays.

Interest in the pathway grew after 2003 reports linked loss-of-function GPR54 mutations to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, identifying kisspeptin signaling as an upstream regulator of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons.

Later clinical-research studies examined kisspeptin administration and gonadotropin responses. These are investigational studies; kisspeptin is not an approved medicine.

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