Abstract
The interaction of GnRH with its cognate receptor (GnRHR) in pituitary gonadotropes includes activation of Gq/G11 and phospholipase Cβ (PLCβ), which generates the second messengers inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG), which are required for Ca2+ mobilization and PKC isoforms activation. Activation of PKC in pituitary gonadotropes leads to the activation of the major members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase superfamily (MAPK), namely: extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), jun-N-terminal Kinase (JNK) and p38MAPK. The above pathways mediate GnRH-induced gonadotropin release and synthesis. Here we summarise the diverse mechanisms utilized by GnRH to activate the MAPK members and show that they depend on "cell-context".
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 184-190 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology |
| Volume | 252 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 27 Jun 2006 |
Funding
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Medical Research Council | MC_U127681325, MC_U127685842 |
| Israel Science Foundation | 221/05 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- ERK
- GnRH
- GnRH receptor
- JNK
- PKC
- Pituitary cells
- Prostate cancer cells
- p38
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