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NNMT overexpression in mouse granulosa cells reduces H3K27me3 and increases RARB expression, amplifying ovarian androgen synthesis and sustaining hyperandrogenism in PMOS models.
- Why it matters: PMOS involves linked reproductive, endocrine, and metabolic defects, but the epigenetic and metabolic mechanisms that initiate and maintain hyperandrogenism are not fully defined.
- What they did: In mouse granulosa cells, Nnmt overexpression lowers histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) and raises retinoic acid receptor beta (RARB), while NNMT inhibition restores H3K27me3 and breaks the RARB-androgen feedback circuit.
- The result: Pharmacological NNMT inhibition disrupts the feedback loop and ameliorates metabolic and hormonal phenotypes in PMOS models, identifying the NNMT–H3K27me3–RARB–androgen axis as a therapeutic target.
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