Trans-activation, cis-activation and signal selection of gonadotropin receptors
2007
It has been thought that when a hormone binds to a receptor, the liganded receptor activates itself and generates hormone signals, such as the cAMP signal and the inositol phosphate signal (cis-activation).
We describe that a liganded LH receptor or FSH receptor molecule is capable of intermolecularly activating nonliganded receptors (trans-activation). Particularly, intriguing is the possibility that a pair of compound heterozygous mutants, one defective in binding and the other defective in signaling, may cooperate and rescue signaling.
Furthermore, trans-activation of the binding deficient receptors examined in our studies generates either the cAMP signal or the IP signal, but not both. Trans-activation and selective signal generation have broad implications on signal generation mechanisms, and suggest new therapeutic approaches.
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