title: Cloning, sequencing and in vitro functional expression of recombinant donkey follicle-stimulating hormone receptor: a new insight into the binding specificity of gonadotrophin receptors.
abstract: Among all mammalian FSH receptors (FSH-R; including donkey (dk) FSH-R), only horse (hs) FSH-R does not bind hsLH/chorionic gonadotrophin (CG). In order to delineate the structural origin of hsFSH-R specificity precisely, we have cloned dkFSH-R cDNA from donkey testis mRNA by RT-PCR. Transiently expressed dkFSH-R endowed COS-7 cells with both hsLH/CG- and FSH-binding activity, as well as FSH-induced cAMP production. The deduced dkFSH-R amino acid sequence shares 96% identity with the hsFSH-R: notably, in the hormone-binding domain, the specificity of hsFSH-R may be ascribed to only four divergent amino acids: Thr 173, Asp 202, Asn 268 and Pro 322. Interestingly, hsAsn 268 could bear an additional N-glycosylation. According to receptor negative specificity, these amino acids could be implicated in preventing LH/CG binding to FSH-R.
authors.affiliation: Unité Récepteurs et Communication Cellulaire, Bâtiment des Biotechnologies, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martinat
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Remy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salesse
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Combarnous
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D019556:COS Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010527:Perissodactyla / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011962:Receptors, FSH / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011962:Receptors, FSH