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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
Pulsatile hypothalamic release of GnRH tightly controls reproduction by activating a specific cell membrane receptor (GnRHR) on the surface of pituitary gonadotrophs to stimulate luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion. During the last 10 years, 21 loss-of-function GNRHR mutations have been identified in patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Although most patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism can be treated by delivery of exogenous pulsatile GnRH, in several cases, patients with GNRHR mutations fail to respond efficiently to GnRH treatment. The impact of each mutation on GnRHR function has been studied extensively in vitro, but correlation with clinical phenotype is not always evident. By combining recent advances into the molecular mechanisms controlling ligand binding and receptor activation with data accumulated from clinical studies, this review summarizes the overall structure-function relationships of the human GnRH receptor, with an emphasis on the impact of naturally occurring mutations. Furthermore, given that it was recently demonstrated that pharmacological chaperones can rescue altered receptor function in vitro, potential therapeutic approaches are also discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1526-8004
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
368-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Hormone Replacement Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Hypogonadism, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Protein Folding, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Receptors, LHRH, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Reproduction, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:17710733-Structure-Activity Relationship
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutations in the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor: insights into receptor biology and function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural