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ArticlePloS one2014

Influence of the hinge region and its adjacent domains on binding and signaling patterns of the thyrotropin and follitropin receptor.

Jörg Schaarschmidt, Sandra Huth, René Meier, Ralf Paschke, Holger Jaeschke

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jörg SchaarschmidtDepartment of Internal Medicine, Neurology and Dermatology, Division of Endocrinology and Nephrology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Sandra HuthDepartment of Internal Medicine, Neurology and Dermatology, Division of Endocrinology and Nephrology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
René MeierInstitute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Ralf PaschkeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Neurology and Dermatology, Division of Endocrinology and Nephrology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Holger JaeschkeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Neurology and Dermatology, Division of Endocrinology and Nephrology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycoprotein hormone receptors (GPHR) have a large extracellular domain (ECD) divided into the leucine rich repeat (LRR) domain for binding of the glycoprotein hormones and the hinge region (HinR), which connects the LRR domain with the transmembrane domain (TMD). Understanding of the activation mechanism of GPHRs is hindered by the unknown interaction of the ECD with the TMD and the structural changes upon ligand binding responsible for receptor activation. Recently, our group showed that the HinR of the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) can be replaced by those of the follitropin (FSHR) and lutropin receptor (LHCGR) without effects on surface expression and hTSH signaling. However, differences in binding characteristics for bovine TSH at the various HinRs were obvious. To gain further insights into the interplay between LRR domain, HinR and TMD we generated chimeras between the TSHR and FSHR. Our results obtained by the determination of cell surface expression, ligand binding and G protein activation confirm the similar characteristics of GPHR HinRs but they also demonstrate an involvement of the HinR in ligand selectivity indicated by the observed promiscuity of some chimeras. While the TSHR HinR contributes to specific binding of TSH and its variants, no such contribution is observed for FSH and its analog TR4401 at the HinR of the FSHR. Furthermore, the charge distribution at the poorly characterized LRR domain/HinR transition affected ligand binding and signaling even though this area is not in direct contact with the ligand. In addition our results also demonstrate the importance of the TMD/HinR interface. Especially the combination of the TSHR HinR with the FSHR-TMD resulted in a loss of cell surface expression of the respective chimeras. In conclusion, the HinRs of GPHRs do not only share similar characteristics but also behave as ligand specific structural and functional entities.

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AnimalsBinding, CompetitiveCattleCell MembraneCell SeparationChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCrystallography, X-RayCyclic AMPDose-Response Relationship, DrugFlow CytometryFollicle Stimulating HormoneHumansLigandsMutationProtein BindingCyclic AMPFollicle Stimulating HormoneLigandsReceptors, FSHReceptors, ThyrotropinThyrotropin

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PMID25340405
PMCPMC4207802
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