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ArticleMolecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.)2009

Genomic and nongenomic cross talk between the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor and glucocorticoid receptor signaling pathways.

Andrea Kotitschke, Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen, Chanel Avenant, Sandra Fernandes, Janet P Hapgood

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Article in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea KotitschkeDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.
Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen
Chanel Avenant
Sandra Fernandes
Janet P Hapgood
University of Cape Town · ZAStellenbosch University · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The GnRH receptor (GnRHR), a member of the G protein-coupled receptor family, is a central regulator of reproductive function in all vertebrates. The peptide hormone GnRH exerts its effects via binding to the GnRHR in pituitary gonadotropes. We investigated the mechanisms of regulation of transcription of the mGnRHR gene in the mouse pituitary gonadotrope L beta T2 cell line by GnRH and dexamethasone (dex). Reporter assays with transfected mGnRHR promoter show that both dex and GnRH increase transcription of the mGnRHR gene via an activating protein-1 (AP-1) site. Real-time PCR confirmed this on the endogenous mGnRHR gene, and small interfering RNA experiments revealed a requirement for the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) for both the dex and GnRH response. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and immunofluorescence assays provide evidence that both GnRH and dex up-regulate the GnRHR gene via nuclear translocation and interaction of the GR with the AP-1 region on the mGnRHR promoter. We show that GnRH activates the unliganded GR by rapid phosphorylation of the GR at Ser-234 in a GnRHR-dependent fashion to transactivate a GRE reporter gene in L beta T2 and COS-1 cells. Using kinase inhibitors, we established a direct link between GnRH-induced protein kinase C and MAPK activation, leading to unliganded GR phosphorylation at Ser-234 and transactivation of the glucocorticoid response element. Furthermore, we show that GnRH and dex synergistically activate the endogenous GnRHR promoter in L beta T2 cells, via a mechanism involving steroid receptor coactivator-1 recruitment to the GnRHR AP-1 region. Our results suggest a novel mechanism of rapid nongenomic cross talk between the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes via GnRHR-dependent phosphorylation and activation of the unliganded GR in response to GnRH.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsMiceModels, BiologicalPhosphorylationPituitary GlandPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, GlucocorticoidReceptors, LHRHRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionReceptors, GlucocorticoidReceptors, LHRH

Identifiers

PMID19812390
PMCPMC5419167
OpenAlexW2033493978

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