Abstract
The purpose of this review is to update the information concerning the intracellular effect of GnRH. Binding of GnRH to a G-protein coupled receptor leads to stimulation of Gq and/or G11 protein and to activation of phospholipase Cβ. Inositol 1-4-5-triphosphate and early diacylylycerol are the second messengers required for conventional protein kinase C activation. Activation of phospholipase A2 and phospholipase D are also involved, as demonstrated by the liberation of Arachidonic Acid and Phosphatidic Acid. Pituitary cells also express atypical protein kinase C isoforms which mode of activation is not known. Hypothesis concerning transcriptional regulation are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 79-88 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Annales d'Endocrinologie |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jul 1999 |
Keywords
- Arachidonic acid
- Ca
- Dephosphorylation
- Desensitization
- G-proteins
- GnRH
- GnRH receptor
- Gonadotropin release
- JUN kinase
- MAP kinase
- Phosphorylation
- Protein kinase C