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Molecular biology of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-I, GnRH-II, and their receptors in humans Cheng CK; Leung PCEndocr Rev 2005[Apr]; 26 (2): 283-306In human beings, two forms of GnRH, termed GnRH-I and GnRH-II, encoded by separate genes have been identified. Although these hormones share comparable cDNA and genomic structures, their tissue distribution and regulation of gene expression are significantly dissimilar. The actions of GnRH are mediated by the GnRH receptor, which belongs to a member of the rhodopsin-like G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. However, to date, only one conventional GnRH receptor subtype (type I GnRH receptor) uniquely lacking a carboxyl-terminal tail has been found in the human body. Studies on the transcriptional regulation of the human GnRH receptor gene have indicated that tissue-specific gene expression is mediated by differential promoter usage in various cell types. Functionally, there is growing evidence showing that both GnRH-I and GnRH-II are potentially important autocrine and/or paracrine regulators in some extrapituitary compartments. Recent cloning of a second GnRH receptor subtype (type II GnRH receptor) in nonhuman primates revealed that it is structurally and functionally distinct from the mammalian type I receptor. However, the human type II receptor gene homolog carries a frameshift and a premature stop codon, suggesting that a full-length type II receptor does not exist in humans.|Female[MESH]|Gene Expression Regulation/genetics/physiology[MESH]|Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/genetics/*physiology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Protein Isoforms[MESH]|Receptors, LHRH/genetics/*physiology[MESH]|Reproduction/genetics/physiology[MESH]|Signal Transduction/genetics/*physiology[MESH]|Transcription, Genetic/genetics/physiology[MESH] |
