PUBLICATION
Expression, structure, function, and evolution of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors GnRH-R1SHS and GnRH-R2PEY in the teleost, Astatotilapia burtoni
- Authors
- Flanagan, C.A., Chen, C.C., Coetsee, M., Mamputha, S., Whitlock, K.E., Bredenkamp, N., Grosenick, L., Fernald, R.D., and Illing, N.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-090128-1
- Date
- 2007
- Source
- Endocrinology 148(10): 5060-5071 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Fernald, Russell D., Illing, Nicola, Whitlock, Kate
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
-
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive
- Brain/metabolism
- Cichlids/metabolism*
- Circadian Rhythm
- Cloning, Molecular
- Evolution, Molecular*
- Female
- Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism
- Ligands
- Male
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, LHRH/chemistry*
- Receptors, LHRH/genetics
- Receptors, LHRH/metabolism*
- Receptors, LHRH/physiology*
- Reproduction/physiology
- Tissue Distribution
- PubMed
- 17595228 Full text @ Endocrinology
Citation
Flanagan, C.A., Chen, C.C., Coetsee, M., Mamputha, S., Whitlock, K.E., Bredenkamp, N., Grosenick, L., Fernald, R.D., and Illing, N. (2007) Expression, structure, function, and evolution of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors GnRH-R1SHS and GnRH-R2PEY in the teleost, Astatotilapia burtoni. Endocrinology. 148(10):5060-5071.
Abstract
Multiple GnRH receptors are known to exist in nonmammalian species, but it is uncertain which receptor type regulates reproduction via the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The teleost fish, Astatotilapia burtoni, is useful for identifying the GnRH receptor responsible for reproduction, because only territorial males reproduce. We have cloned a second GnRH receptor in A. burtoni, GnRH-R1(SHS) (SHS is a peptide motif in extracellular loop 3), which is up-regulated in pituitaries of territorial males. We have shown that GnRH-R1(SHS) is expressed in many tissues and specifically colocalizes with LH in the pituitary. In A. burtoni brain, mRNA levels of both GnRH-R1(SHS) and a previously identified receptor, GnRH-R2(PEY), are highly correlated with mRNA levels of all three GnRH ligands. Despite its likely role in reproduction, we found that GnRH-R1(SHS) has the highest affinity for GnRH2 in vitro and low responsivity to GnRH1. Our phylogenetic analysis shows that GnRH-R1(SHS) is less closely related to mammalian reproductive GnRH receptors than GnRH-R2(PEY). We correlated vertebrate GnRH receptor amino acid sequences with receptor function and tissue distribution in many species and found that GnRH receptor sequences predict ligand responsiveness but not colocalization with pituitary gonadotropes. Based on sequence analysis, tissue localization, and physiological response we propose that the GnRH-R1(SHS) receptor controls reproduction in teleosts, including A. burtoni. We propose a GnRH receptor classification based on gene sequence that correlates with ligand selectivity but not with reproductive control. Our results suggest that different duplicated GnRH receptor genes have been selected to regulate reproduction in different vertebrate lineages.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping