MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY LECTURE 7 - Mechanism of action of growth hormone and prolactin Growth hormone: general actions; receptor; signal transduction; IGFs Prolactin: actions on mammary gland; other actions; receptor; signal transduction Mechanism of action of cytokines
The GH-IGF-Somatic axis
GH RECEPTOR First cloned (as cDNA) from rabbit and then human liver (Leung et al 1987) signal extracellular transmembrane intracellular Shown to be the real receptor by specificity, and absence in patients with Laron dwarfism
Cytokine receptors
OVINE GH-RECEPTOR HOMOLOGY MODEL
GH-RECEPTOR INTERACTION
JAK Kinases Soluble tyrosine protein kinases, first named just another kinase. Subsequently janus kinases (because two apparent binding sites for ATP) JAK1 JAK2 JAK3 Tyk
GH Receptor and jak2 From: Herrington & Carter-Su (2001)
GH signalling From: Herrington & Carter-Su (2001)
STAT = signal transduction and activation of transcription STAT1-STAT5 In 3T3-F442A cells use of antisense knock-out of JAK2 or STAT5 eliminates GH actions. Depletion of MAPK pathway and p70 s6 kinase pathway does not
Regulation of GH receptor–JAK2 signaling From: Herrington & Carter-Su (2001)
The GH-IGF-Somatic axis
THE SULPHATION FACTOR/SOMATOMEDIN/IGF HYPOTHESIS Inject hypophysectomized rat with GH: induces growth and metabolism of cartilage (including incorporation of 35 SO 4 into cartilage) Incubate cartilage from hypox rat with serum from hypox rat + GH - no stimulation of cartilage metabolism Incubate cartilage from hypox rat with serum from GH-treated rat - stimulation of cartilage metabolism SO GH treatment leads to production of a factor in serum which can stimulate cartilage metabolism and growth
Insulin-like growth factor I and II IGF I IGF II Somatomedins Non-suppressible-insulin-like-activity (NSILA) Multiplication stimulating activity (MSA)
Sequence of IGF II
Sequences of insulin and IGFs compared
Precursors of insulin and IGFs proinsulin proIGF I proIGF II
IGF IIInsulin 3D structures of insulin and IGF
The GH-IGF-Somatic axis
Isaksson
The GH-IGF-Somatic axis
Endocrine control of mammary gland
Mammary gland development
Prolactin induces synthesis of the following proteins: Casein Alpha-lactalbumin Lactose synthase Fatty acid synthetase
Cytokine signalling From: Shillingford et al (2001)