Homologous and heterologous desensitization of guanylyl cyclase-B signaling in GH3 somatolactotropes

Thompson, Iain R., Mirczuk, Samantha M., Smith, Lorna, Lessey, Andrew J., Simbi, Bigboy, Sunters, Andrew, Baxter, Gary Francis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-6841, Lipscomb, Victoria J., McGonnell, Imelda M., Wheeler-Jones, Caroline P., Mukherjee, Abir, Roberson, Mark S., McArdle, Craig A. and Fowkes, Robert C. 2014. Homologous and heterologous desensitization of guanylyl cyclase-B signaling in GH3 somatolactotropes. Cell and Tissue Research 355 (2) , pp. 425-436. 10.1007/s00441-013-1763-y

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Abstract

The guanylyl cyclases, GC-A and GC-B, are selective receptors for atrial and C-type natriuretic peptides (ANP and CNP, respectively). In the anterior pituitary, CNP and GC-B are major regulators of cGMP production in gonadotropes and yet mouse models of disrupted CNP and GC-B indicate a potential role in growth hormone secretion. In the current study, we investigate the molecular and pharmacological properties of the CNP/GC-B system in somatotrope lineage cells. Primary rat pituitary and GH3 somatolactotropes expressed functional GC-A and GC-B receptors that had similar EC50 properties in terms of cGMP production. Interestingly, GC-B signaling underwent rapid homologous desensitization in a protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)-dependent manner. Chronic exposure to either CNP or ANP caused a significant down-regulation of both GC-A- and GC-B-dependent cGMP accumulation in a ligand-specific manner. However, this down-regulation was not accompanied by alterations in the sub-cellular localization of these receptors. Heterologous desensitization of GC-B signaling occurred in GH3 cells following exposure to either sphingosine-1-phosphate or thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH). This heterologous desensitization was protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent, as pre-treatment with GF109203X prevented the effect of TRH on CNP/GC-B signaling. Collectively, these data indicate common and distinct properties of particulate guanylyl cyclase receptors in somatotropes and reveal that independent mechanisms of homologous and heterologous desensitization occur involving either PP2A or PKC. Guanylyl cyclase receptors thus represent potential novel therapeutic targets for treating growth-hormone-associated disorders.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISSN:	0302-766X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	1 November 2013
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 04:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/86973

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