Journal
MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue 6, Pages 4718-4730Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0670-8
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Anorexigenic; G-protein-coupled receptor; GPCR; Hypothalamus; Orexigenic; Receptor heteromers
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Innovation [BFU2015-64405-R]
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The hypothalamus is a key integrator of nutrient-seeking signals in the form of hormones and metabolites originated in both the central nervous system and the periphery. The main autocrine and paracrine target of orexinergic-related hormones such as leptin, orexin/hypocretin, and ghrelin are neuropeptide Y neurons located in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and the molecular and functional relationships between leptin, orexin/hypocretin and ghrelin receptors. Biophysical studies in a heterologous system showed physical interactions between them, with potential formation of heterotrimeric complexes. Functional assays showed robust allosteric interactions particularly different when the three receptors are expressed together. Further biochemical and pharmacological assays provided evidence of heterotrimer functional expression in primary cultures of hypothalamic neurons. These findings constitute evidence of close relationships in the action of the three hormones already starting at the receptor level in hypothalamic cells.
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