Rescue of function of mutant luteinising hormone receptors with deficiencies in cell surface expression, hormone binding and hormone signalling

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Louise Newton ◽  
Ross Calley Anderson ◽  
Annika Kreuchwig ◽  
Gerd Krause ◽  
Arieh A. Katz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Luteinising Hormone ◽  
Hormone Receptors ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Hormone Binding ◽  
Hormone Signalling

Rescue of cell surface expression and signalling of mutant follicle-stimulating hormone receptors

Endocrinology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharika Hanyroup ◽  
Ross C Anderson ◽  
Selvaraj Nataraja ◽  
Henry N Yu ◽  
Robert P Millar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Hormone Receptors ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Pharmacological Chaperone ◽  
Pharmacological Chaperones ◽  
And Function ◽  
G Protein Coupled ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Abstract Mutations in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) underlie numerous diseases. Many cause receptor misfolding and failure to reach the cell surface. Pharmacological chaperones are cell-permeant small-molecules that engage nascent mutant GPCRs in the endoplasmic reticulum, stabilising folding and ‘rescuing’ cell surface expression. We previously demonstrated rescue of cell surface expression of luteinising hormone receptor mutants by an allosteric agonist. Here we demonstrate that a similar approach can be employed to rescue mutant follicle-stimulating hormone receptors (FSHRs) with poor cell surface expression using a small-molecule FSHR agonist, CAN1404. Seventeen FSHR mutations described in patients with reproductive dysfunction were expressed in HEK 293T cells and cell surface expression was determined by ELISA of epitope-tagged FSHRs before/after treatment with CAN1404. Cell surface expression was severely reduced to ≤18% of wild-type (WT) for eleven, modestly reduced to 66–84% of WT for four and was not reduced for two. Of the eleven with severely reduced cell surface expression, restoration to ≥57% of WT levels was achieved for six by treatment with 1 µM CAN1404 for 24 h and a corresponding increase in FSH-induced signalling was observed for four of these, indicating restored functionality. Therefore, CAN1404 acts as a pharmacological chaperone and can rescue cell surface expression and function of certain mutant FSHRs with severely reduced cell surface expression. These findings aid in advancing the understanding of the effects of genetic mutations on GPCR function and provide a proof of therapeutic principle for FSHR PCs.

scholarly journals Subunit Interactions Influence TSHR Multimerization

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2009-2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rauf Latif ◽  
Krzysztof Michalek ◽  
Terry F. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Green Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Hormone Receptors ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Receptor Interaction ◽  
Glycoprotein Hormone ◽  
Green Fluorescent

Abstract The TSH receptor (TSHR) is the key molecule influencing thyroid growth and development and is an antigenic target in autoimmune thyroid disease. The TSHR exists in monomeric and multimeric forms, and it has been shown previously that multimeric complexes of the TSHR preferentially localize in lipid rafts. However, unlike other glycoprotein hormone receptors, the TSHR exists in several forms on the cell membrane due to intramolecular cleavage of its ectodomain, which causes the production of α- and β-subunits of various lengths. After cleavage and reduction of disulfide bonds, α-subunits consisting of the receptor ectodomain may be lost from the cell surface by receptor shedding, leading to accumulation of excess β-subunits within the membrane. Because cell surface expression of these various forms of the TSHR is critical to receptor signaling and autoimmune responses, we set out to model the influence of β-subunits on full-length TSHRs. To study this interaction, we generated three truncated ectodomain β-subunits linked to green fluorescent protein (named β-316, -366, and -409) as examples of native cleaved forms of the TSHR. These constructs were transfected into human embryonic kidney 293 cells in the presence and absence of the full-length receptor. Whereas the β-316 and β-366 forms showed cell surface expression, the expression of β-409 was primarily intracellular. Cotransfection of the β-subunits with a full-length hemagglutinin-tagged wild-type (WT) receptor (HT-WT-TSHR) in both transient and stable systems caused a significant decrease in surface expression of the full-length WT receptors. This decrease was not seen with control plasmid consisting of a plasma membrane-targeted protein tagged to red fluorescent protein. To ascertain if this response was due to homointeraction of the truncated β-constructs with the WT-TSHRs, we immunoprecipitated membranes prepared from the cotransfected cells using antihemagglutinin and then probed with anti-green fluorescent protein. These studies confirmed dimerization of the β-subunits with the WT full-length receptor, and this interaction was further observed in vivo by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. We then studied the functional consequences of this interaction on TSHR signaling by examining Gαs-mediated signals. The well-expressed truncated constructs, when coexpressed with full-length TSHR, did not alter constitutive cAMP levels, but there was a significant decrease in TSH-induced cAMP generation. Furthermore, we observed that truncated β-316 and β-366 had faster internalization rate, which may lead to a significant decrease in the expression of the full-length receptor on the cell surface, thus contributing to the decreased signaling response. However, the decrease in surface receptors may also be due to inhibition of newly formed receptors reaching the surface as result of receptor-receptor interaction. It is well known that under normal physiological conditions both cleaved and uncleaved TSHR forms coexist on the cell surface of normal thyrocytes. Our studies allow us to conclude, therefore, that multimerization of cleaved/ truncated forms of the β-subunits with the full-length TSHR has a profound influence on TSHR internalization and signaling. Hence, the degree of intramolecular cleavage must also modulate TSHR signaling.

Persistent HIV Transcription Induces Sialyl-Lewis-X Glyco-Antigen Cell-Surface Expression

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florent Colomb ◽  
Leila B. Giron ◽  
Leticia Kuri Cervantes ◽  
Tongcui Ma ◽  
Samson Adeniji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Sialyl Lewis X ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Lewis X ◽  
Hiv Transcription ◽  
Sialyl Lewis

Influence of β-D-mannuronic acid, as a new member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs family, on expression pattern of chemokines and their receptors in rheumatoid arthritis

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Aslani ◽  
Arman Ahmadzadeh ◽  
Zahra Aghazadeh ◽  
Majid Zaki-Dizaji ◽  
Laleh Sharifi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Optimum Dose ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Mannuronic Acid ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
High Doses

Background: : Based on the encouraging results of phase III clinical trial of β-D-mannuronic acid (M2000) (as a new anti-inflammatory drug) in patients with RA, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of this drug on the expression of chemokines and their receptors in PBMCs of RA patients. Methods:: PBMCs of RA patients and healthy controls were separated and the patients' cells were treated with low, moderate and high doses (5, 25 and 50 μg/mL) of M2000 and optimum dose (1 μg/mL) of diclofenac, as a control in RPMI-1640 medium. Real-time PCR was used for evaluating the mRNA expression of CXCR3, CXCR4, CCR2, CCR5 and CCL2/MCP-1. Cell surface expression of CCR2 was investigated using flow cytometry. Results:: CCR5 mRNA expression reduced significantly, after treatment of the patients' cells with all three doses of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. CXCR3 mRNA expression down-regulated significantly followed by treatment of these cells with moderate and high doses of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. CXCR4 mRNA expression declined significantly after treatment of these cells with moderate and high doses of M2000. CCL2 mRNA expression significantly reduced only followed by treatment of these cells with high dose of M2000, whereas, mRNA and cell surface expressions of CCR2 diminished significantly followed by treatment of these cells with high dose of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. Conclusion:: According to our results, M2000 through the down-regulation of chemokines and their receptors may restrict the infiltration of immune cells into the synovium.

The immunogenicity of VP7, a rotavirus antigen resident in the endoplasmic reticulum, is enhanced by cell surface expression.

1990 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 4776-4783 ◽  
Author(s):  
M E Andrew ◽  
D B Boyle ◽  
P L Whitfeld ◽  
L J Lockett ◽  
I D Anthony ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Cell Surface Expression
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