Journal
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 157, Issue 11, Pages 4364-4377Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1104
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- South African Medical Research Council
- Claude Leon Foundation, South Africa
- University of Cape Town
- University of Pretoria
- National Research Foundation, South Africa [94008]
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Mutations in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been identified for many endocrine hor-monesignaling deficiencies. Inactivating mutations can impair ligand binding, receptor activation/coupling to signaling pathways, or can cause receptor misfolding and consequent impaired expression at the cell membrane. Here we examine the cell surface expression, ligand binding, and signaling of a range of mutant human luteinizing hormone receptors (LHRs) identified as causing reproductive dysfunction in human patients. The data obtained reveal how mutations in GPCRs can have diverse and severely deleterious effects on receptor function. Furthermore, it was found that impaired functionality of the majority of the mutant LHRs was due to reduced expression at the cell surface (14/20) while only two mutations caused impaired binding affinity and two impaired in signaling. An additional two mutations were found to cause no impairment of receptor function. These data demonstrate that the majority of LHR mutations lead to intracellular retention and highlight the potential for novel pharmacological chaperone therapeutics that can rescue expression/function of retained mutant GPCRs.
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