title: Comparison of the signalling properties of the long and short isoforms of the rat thyrotropin-releasing-hormone receptor following expression in rat 1 fibroblasts.
abstract: cDNA species encoding either the long or the short isoforms of the rat thyrotropin-releasing-hormone (TRH) receptor were expressed stably in Rat 1 fibroblasts, and clones expressing specific binding of [3H]TRH were detected and expanded. Clones expressing each of these receptors at levels up to 1 pmol/mg of membrane protein were selected for analysis. Reverse-transcriptase PCR on RNA isolated from these clones confirmed that each clone expressed only mRNA corresponding to the expected splice variant. Both receptor splice variants bound [3H]TRH with a Kd of some 80 nM when binding assays were performed in the presence of guanosine 5'-[beta gamma-imido]-triphosphate. In the presence of TRH, both receptor subtypes were able to cause stimulation of inositol phosphate generation in a pertussis-toxin-insensitive manner with similar EC50 values and to stimulate the mobilization of intracellular Ca2+, but, despite reports that TRH receptors can also interact with the G-proteins Gs and Gi2, neither receptor splice variant was able to modulate adenylate cyclase activity in either a positive or a negative manner. These data indicate that the long and short isoforms of the rat TRH receptor have similar affinities for TRH and display similar abilities to interact with the Gq-like G-proteins, but show no ability to regulate adenylate cyclase, at least when expressed in this genetic background.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Eidne
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Milligan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012326:RNA Splicing; D051381:Rats; D018025:Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018025:Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone