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Vitale RM, Zaccaro L, Di Blasio B, Fattorusso R, Isernia C, Amodeo P, Pedone C, Saviano M. Conformational features of human melanin-concentrating hormone: an NMR and computational analysis. Chembiochem 2003; 4:73-81. [PMID: 12512079 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200390017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The conformational features of human melanin-concentrating hormone (hMCH) [Asp1-Phe2-Asp3-Met4-Leu5-Arg6-cyclo(S[bond]S)(Cys7-Met8-Leu9-Gly10-Arg11-Val12-Tyr13-Arg14-Pro15-Cys16)-Trp17-Gln18-Val19], in water and in a CD(3)CN/H(2)O (1:1 v/v) mixture at 298 K, have been determined by NMR spectroscopy followed by simulated annealing and molecular dynamics analyses to identify conformer populations. Backbone clustering analysis of NMR-spectroscopy-derived structures in the 7-16 peptide region led to the identification of a single representative structure in each solvent. Both root mean square deviation clustering and secondary structure analysis of the final conformers in both solvents show substantial convergence of most conformers into a single fold in the 4-17 region, with a limited variability around Gly10 and Tyr13 on going from CD(3)CN/H(2)O to pure water. The main feature deduced from the analysis of secondary structures is the occurrence of an N-terminal alpha helix of variable length, which spans an overall residue range of 2-9. A comparative analysis in the two solvents highlights that these structures are substantially different from that reported in the literature for the cyclic MCH(5-14) subunit of salmon MCH, which was used to perform a molecular characterization of the MCH/receptor complex. Our conformational data call for a critical revision of the proposed MCH/receptor complex model.
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- Rosa Maria Vitale
- Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Seconda Università di Napoli via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Saito Y, Tetsuka M, Yue L, Kawamura Y, Maruyama K. Functional role of N-linked glycosylation on the rat melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1. FEBS Lett 2003; 533:29-34. [PMID: 12505154 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03744-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is known to act through two G-protein-coupled receptors MCHR1 and MCHR2. MCHR1 has three potential sites (Asn13, Asn16 and Asn23) for N-linked glycosylation in its extracellular amino-terminus which may modulate its reactivity. Site-directed mutagenesis of the rat MCHR1 cDNA at single or multiple combinations of the three potential glycosylation sites was used to examine the role of the putative carbohydrate chains on receptor activity. It was found that all three potential N-linked glycosylation sites in MCHR1 were glycosylated, and that N-linked glycosylation of Asn23 was necessary for full activity. Furthermore, disruption of all three glycosylation sites impaired proper expression at the cell surface and receptor activity. These data outline the importance of the N-linked glycosylation of the MCHR1.
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- Yumiko Saito
- Department of Pharmacology, Saitama Medical School, 38 Moro-Hongo, Moroyama-cho, Iruma-gun, 350-0495, Saitama, Japan.
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Schlumberger SE, Jäggin V, Tanner H, Eberle AN. Endogenous receptor for melanin-concentrating hormone in human neuroblastoma Kelly cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 298:54-9. [PMID: 12379219 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02400-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a cyclic nonadecapeptide, is predominantly expressed in mammalian neurons located in the zona incerta and lateral hypothalamus. Current interest in MCH relates to its role in the control of feeding behaviour. Two receptors for MCH were recently found: MCH-R(1) and MCH-R(2). We show here by RT-PCR analysis and immunofluorescence studies that the human neuroblastoma cell line Kelly expresses MCH and MCH-R(1) but not MCH-R(2). In competition assays using 125I-labelled MCH an inhibitory concentration 50% (IC(50)) of 76nM was determined for MCH, indicating a high affinity of Kelly cells for MCH. MCH induces mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation in Kelly cells but no increase in the intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration. This suggests that MCH signals via Galpha(i)/Galpha(0) in these cells. The presence and functionality of MCH-R(1) renders this neuronal cell a very useful model for future structure-activity studies in a physiological environment mimicking the human brain for the evaluation of potential appetite-regulating drugs.
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- Sophie E Schlumberger
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Research (ZLF), University Hospital and University Children's Hospital, Hebelstrasse 20, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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Davidowa H, Li Y, Plagemann A. Hypothalamic ventromedial and arcuate neurons of normal and postnatally overnourished rats differ in their responses to melanin-concentrating hormone. REGULATORY PEPTIDES 2002; 108:103-11. [PMID: 12220733 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(02)00153-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a neuropeptide involved in regulation of food intake and body weight. The study aimed to detect possible differences in responses of hypothalamic ventromedial and arcuate neurons to MCH, depending on the short-term nutritional state (fed versus food-deprived) and on the long-term state in overweight rats due to early postnatal overnutrition. The effect of MCH on a single-unit activity was studied in brain slices of normal and overweight rats. The latter (n=16) were raised till weaning in small litters (SL) of 3 pups compared to 10 pups in control litters (CL) and gained significantly greater body mass. Whereas MCH in effective concentrations in the pico- to nanomolar range could increase or suppress the activity of ventromedial or arcuate neurons studied in male normal fed or food-deprived (24 h) rats, its action became shaped in an unidirectional way in overweight, hyperphagic rats. Medial arcuate neurons (n=25) from hyperphagic rats were predominantly activated by MCH (p<0.05, paired t-test). This effect differed significantly from that induced on neurons (n=27) of control rats. Ventromedial neurons (n=34) of overweight rats were predominantly inhibited. Activation of arcuate neurons may induce feeding in particular through release of neuropeptide Y (NPY). Inhibition of ventromedial neurons may contribute to reduced energy expenditure. The increased expression of one response type to MCH by a neuronal population in overweight, hyperphagic rats might reflect a general mechanism of neurochemical plasticity and also suggest a participation of the peptide in long-term regulation of food intake and body weight in this model of obesity.
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- Helga Davidowa
- Johannes-Mueller-Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine (Charité), Humboldt University Berlin, Tucholskystr 2, D-10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Kawano H, Honma S, Honma A, Horie M, Kawano Y, Hayashi S. Melanin-concentrating hormone neuron system: the Wide Web that controls the feeding. Anat Sci Int 2002; 77:149-60. [PMID: 12422407 DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-7722.2002.00027.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recent evidence indicates that the hypothalamic control system of food intake involves many feeding-related neuropeptides. Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), one of a group of potent orexigenic peptides, is exclusively produced in neurons of the lateral hypothalamic area that give off fibers to the widespread brain regions. The receptor of MCH was recently identified to be localized in cell bodies and dendritic processes of particular neurons throughout the brain, in close spatial relation to MCH fibers. Leptin, an anorectic hormone secreted from the adipose tissue, acts on the specific receptor present on its target neurons in the brain, and suppresses the expression of both MCH and its receptor. Leptin receptor and STAT3, a transcription factor mediating the leptin signaling, are distributed in the widespread brain regions including the cerebral neocortex, hippocampal formation and lower brainstem as well as the hypothalamus where MCH fibers and the MCH receptor are abundantly present. These findings suggest that MCH exerts the effect through its specific receptor distributed throughout the brain and that the function of MCH is influenced by the condition of peripheral energy balance via leptin, the leptin receptor and STAT3, not only in the hypothalamus, but also in other brain regions. In the brain, MCH might be involved in various feeding-related functions, such as appetite, food-searching behavior, eating muscle movement, and control of energy balance, depending upon the physiological role of each region.
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- Hitoshi Kawano
- Department of Developmental Morphology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, 2-6 Musashidai, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8526, Japan.
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Bradley RL, Mansfield JPR, Maratos-Flier E, Cheatham B. Melanin-concentrating hormone activates signaling pathways in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2002; 283:E584-92. [PMID: 12169453 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00161.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Energy homeostasis is regulated by peripheral signals, such as leptin, and by several orexigenic and anorectic neuropeptides. Recently, we reported that the orexigenic neuropeptide melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) stimulates leptin production by rat adipocytes and that the MCH receptor (MCH-R1) is present on these cells. Here, we show that MCH-R1 is present on murine 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Treatment of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with 1 micromolar MCH for up to 2 h acutely downregulated MCH-R1, indicating a mechanism of ligand-induced receptor downregulation. Potential signaling pathways mediating MCH-R1 action in adipocytes were investigated. Treatment of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with 1 micromolar MCH rapidly induced a threefold and a fivefold increase in p44/42 MAPK and pp70 S6 kinase activities, respectively. In addition, 3T3-L1 adipocytes transiently transfected with a murine leptin-luciferase promoter construct showed a fourfold and a sixfold increase in leptin promoter-reporter gene expression at 1 h and 4 h, respectively, in response to MCH. Activity decreased to basal levels at 8 h. Furthermore, MCH-stimulated leptin promoter-driven luciferase activity was diminished in the presence of the MAP/ERK kinase inhibitor PD-98059 and in the presence of rapamycin, an inhibitor of pp70 S6 kinase activation. These results provide further evidence for a functional MCH signaling pathway in adipocytes.
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- Richard L Bradley
- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Maulon-Feraille L, Della Zuana O, Suply T, Rovere-Jovene C, Audinot V, Levens N, Boutin JA, Duhault J, Nahon JL. Appetite-boosting property of pro-melanin-concentrating hormone(131-165) (neuropeptide-glutamic acid-isoleucine) is associated with proteolytic resistance. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2002; 302:766-73. [PMID: 12130742 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.302.2.766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic neuropeptide, with a major role in stimulation of feeding behavior in mammals. MCH signals in the brain occur via two seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors, namely MCH1 (SLC-1, MCH(1), MCH-R1, or MCH-1R) and MCH2 (SLT, MCH(2), MCH-R2, or MCH-2R). In this study, we demonstrate that the pro-MCH(131-165) peptide neuropeptide-glutamic acid-isoleucine (NEI)-MCH is more potent than MCH in stimulating feeding in the rat. Using rat MCH1-expressed human embryonic kidney 293 cells, we show that NEI-MCH exhibits 5-fold less affinity in a binding assay and 2-fold less potency in a cAMP assay than MCH. A similar 7- to 8-fold shift in potency was observed in a Ca(2+)(i) assay using rat MCH1 or human MCH2-transfected Chinese hamster ovary cell models. This demonstrates that NEI-MCH is not a better agonist than MCH at either of the MCH receptors. Then, we compared the proteolysis resistance of MCH and NEI-MCH to rat brain membrane homogenates and purified proteases. Kinetics of peptide degradation using brain extracts indicated a t(1/2) of 34.8 min for MCH and 78.5 min for NEI-MCH with a specific pattern of cleavage of MCH but not NEI-MCH by exo- and endo-proteases. Furthermore, MCH was found highly susceptible to degradation by aminopeptidase M and endopeptidase 24.11, whereas NEI-MCH was fully resistant to proteolysis by these enzymes. Therefore, our results strongly suggest that reduced susceptibility to proteases of NEI-MCH compared with MCH account for its enhanced activity in feeding behavior. NEI-MCH represents therefore the first MCH natural functional "superagonist" so far described.
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- Laurence Maulon-Feraille
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 6097, 660 route des Lucioles-Sophia-Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France
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Griffond B, Baker BI. Cell and molecular cell biology of melanin-concentrating hormone. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2002; 213:233-77. [PMID: 11837894 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(02)13016-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Recent advances in the study of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) have depended largely on molecular biological techniques. In mammals, which have attracted the most attention, novel findings concern (i) the MCH gene, which can yield several peptides by either posttranslational cleavage or alternative splicing, as well as bidirectional transcription; (ii) the identification of two G protein-coupled MCH receptors in the brain and peripheral tissues; and (iii) the evidence for subpopulations of MCH neurons in the central nervous system, characterized by their chemical phenotypes, connections, and individual physiological responses to different physiological paradigms. The involvement of central MCH in various functions, including feeding, reproduction, stress, and behavior patterns, is reviewed. The stage during evolution at which MCH may have acquired hypophysiotrophic and hormonal functions in lower vertebrates is considered in light of morphological data. Evidence that MCH also has peripheral paracrine/autocrine effects in mammals is provided.
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- Bernadette Griffond
- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Faculté de Médecine, Place St-Jacques, Besançon, France
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Audinot V, Lahaye C, Suply T, Rovère-Jovène C, Rodriguez M, Nicolas JP, Beauverger P, Cardinaud B, Galizzi JP, Fauchère JL, Nahon JL, Boutin JA. SVK14 cells express an MCH binding site different from the MCH1 or MCH2 receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 295:841-8. [PMID: 12127971 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)00763-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic peptide, mainly involved in the regulation of skin pigmentation in teleosts and feeding behavior in mammals. The human keratinocyte SVK14 cell line has been previously shown to express binding sites for the MCH analog [125I]-[Phe13,3-iodo-Tyr19]MCH. We report here that: (1) this binding site similarly recognized [125I]-[3-iodo-Tyr13]MCH; (2) its pharmacological profile clearly differed from those observed at the two human MCH receptor subtypes, MCH1-R and MCH2-R; (3) MCH did not induce any effect on second messenger systems (including cAMP, calcium, and MAP kinase signaling pathways), and (4) no mRNAs corresponding to the MCH receptors were found. In conclusion, the binding site characterized in the SVK14 cell line is distinct from the MCH1 and MCH2 receptors and deserves therefore further investigation.
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- Valérie Audinot
- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125, Chemin de Ronde, Croissy-sur-Seine, France
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Gao XB, van den Pol AN. Melanin-concentrating hormone depresses L-, N-, and P/Q-type voltage-dependent calcium channels in rat lateral hypothalamic neurons. J Physiol 2002; 542:273-86. [PMID: 12096069 PMCID: PMC2290404 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.019372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a cyclic 19-amino-acid peptide, is synthesized exclusively by neurons in the lateral hypothalamic (LH) area. It is involved in a number of brain functions and recently has raised interest because of its role in energy homeostasis. MCH axons and receptors are found throughout the brain. Previous reports set the foundation for understanding the cellular actions of MCH by using non-neuronal cells transfected with the MCH receptor gene; these cells exhibited an increase in cytoplasmic calcium in response to MCH, suggesting an excitatory action for the peptide. In the study presented here, we have used whole-cell recording in 117 neurons from LH cultures and brain slices to examine the actions of MCH. MCH decreased the amplitude of voltage-dependent calcium currents in almost all tested neurons. The inhibition desensitized rapidly (18 s to half maximum at 100 nM concentration) and was dose-dependent (IC(50) = 7.8 nM) when activated with a pulse from -80 mV to 0 mV. A priori activation of G-proteins with GTPgammaS completely eliminated the MCH-induced effect at low MCH concentrations and reduced the MCH-induced effect at high MCH concentrations. Inhibition of G-proteins with pertussis toxin (PTX) blocked the MCH-induced inhibitory effect at high MCH concentrations. Pre-pulse depolarization resulted in an attenuation of the MCH-induced inhibition of calcium currents in most neurons. These data suggest that MCH exerts an inhibitory effect on calcium currents via PTX-sensitive G-protein pathways, probably the G(i)/G(o) pathway, in LH neurons. L-, N- and P/Q-type calcium channels were identified in LH neurons, with L- and N-type channels accounting for most of the voltage-activated current (about 40 % each); MCH attenuated each of the three types (mean 50 % depression), with the greatest inhibition found for N-type currents. In contrast to previous data on non-neuronal cells showing an MHC-evoked increase in calcium, our data suggest that the reverse occurs in LH neurons. The attenuation of calcium currents is consistent with an inhibitory action for the peptide in neurons.
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- Xiao-Bing Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Tan CP, Sano H, Iwaasa H, Pan J, Sailer AW, Hreniuk DL, Feighner SD, Palyha OC, Pong SS, Figueroa DJ, Austin CP, Jiang MM, Yu H, Ito J, Ito M, Ito M, Guan XM, MacNeil DJ, Kanatani A, Van der Ploeg LHT, Howard AD. Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor subtypes 1 and 2: species-specific gene expression. Genomics 2002; 79:785-92. [PMID: 12036292 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2002.6771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To assess the contribution of potential central nervous system pathways implicated in the control of appetite regulation and energy metabolism, it is essential to first identify appropriate animal models. Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a conserved cyclic neuropeptide implicated in the modulation of food intake, has been shown to bind and activate two G-protein-coupled receptors, called GPR24 and MCHR2, expressed in human brain and other tissues. Here we show that several non-human species (rat, mouse, hamster, guinea pig, and rabbit) do not have functional MCHR2 receptors, or encode a nonfunctional MCHR2 pseudogene while retaining GPR24 expression. We identified three species for further evaluation that express both MCH receptor subtypes. We cloned and functionally characterized dog, ferret, and rhesus GPR24 and MCHR2 in mammalian cells and studied their brain distribution patterns by in situ hybridization. The homology, expression profile, and functional similarity of the receptors in the dog, ferret, and rhesus to that of human support the potential use of these species as preclinical animal models in the development of therapeutic agents for obesity or other MCH-mediated disorders.
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- Carina P Tan
- Department of Obesity and Metabolic Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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Sanchez MS, Berberian V, Celis ME. Effects of MCH/NEI in the striatum and interactions between them and with alpha-MSH on IP3 levels. Peptides 2002; 23:877-80. [PMID: 12084517 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(02)00013-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In this study, we investigated: (a) the effect of melanocyte concentrating hormone (MCH) and neuropeptide glutamine (E)-isoleusine-(I) (NEI) on IP(3) production on an "in vitro" model using slices containing caudate putamen (CP) and accumbens nuclei (ACC); and (b) the interaction between these peptides and with alpha-melanocyte-stimulating-hormone (alpha-MSH) on the production of this second messenger. Only MCH at the highest dose studied (3.6 microM) increased the production of IP(3), whereas at the low concentration (0.6 microM) it did not affect IP(3) levels. NEI and alpha-MSH at both concentrations tested (0.6 and 3.6 microM), did not affect IP(3) production either. However, when NEI or alpha-MSH (at 3.6 microM) were added together with 3.6 microM MCH, the increase in the IP(3) content induced by this last peptide was blocked.
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- Mónica Silvina Sanchez
- Laboratorio de Fisiología, Departmento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Casilla de Correos 61, Agencia Postal 4, Córdoba, Argentina
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Boutin JA, Suply T, Audinot V, Rodriguez M, Beauverger P, Nicolas JP, Galizzi JP, Fauchère JL. Melanin-concentrating hormone and its receptors: state of the art. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2002; 80:388-95. [PMID: 12056544 DOI: 10.1139/y02-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic neuropeptide of nineteen amino acids in mammals. Its involvement in the feeding behaviour has been well established during the last few years. A first receptor subtype, now termed MCHIR, was discovered in 1999, following the desorphanisation of the SLCI orphan receptor, using either reverse pharmacology or systematic screening of agonist candidates. A second MCH receptor, MCH2R, has been discovered recently, by several groups working on data mining of genomic banks. The molecular pharmacology of these two receptors is only described on the basis of the action of peptides derived from MCH. The present review tentatively summarizes the knowledge on these two receptors and presents the first attempts to discover new classes of antagonists that might have major roles in the control of obesity and feeding behaviour.
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- Jean A Boutin
- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, Croissy-sur-Seine, France.
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Bednarek MA, Tan C, Hreniuk DL, Palyha OC, MacNeil DJ, Van Der Ploeg LHY, Howard AD, Feighner SD. Synthesis and biological evaluation in vitro of a selective, high potency peptide agonist of human melanin-concentrating hormone action at human melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:13821-6. [PMID: 11839762 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m200563200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human melanin-concentrating hormone (hMCH) is a nonselective natural ligand for the human melanin-concentrating hormone receptors: hMCH-1R and hMCH-2R. Similarly, the smaller peptide encompassing the disulfide ring and Arg(6) of hMCH, Ac-Arg(6)-cyclo(S-S)(Cys(7)-Met(8)-Leu(9)-Gly(10)-Arg(11)-Val(12)-Tyr(13)-Arg(14)-Pro(15)-Cys(16))-NH(2), Ac-hMCH(6-16)-NH(2), binds to and activates equally well both human MCH receptors present in the brain. To separate the physiological functions of hMCH-1R from those of hMCH-2R, new potent and hMCH-1R selective agonists are necessary. In the present study, analogs of Ac-hMCH(6-16)-NH(2) were prepared and tested in binding and functional assays on cells expressing the MCH receptors. In these peptides, Arg in position 6 was replaced with various d-amino acids and/or Gly in position 10 was substituted with various L-amino acids. Several of the new compounds turned out to be potent agonists at hMCH-1R with improved selectivity over hMCH-2R. For example, peptide 26 with d-Arg in place of L-Arg in position 6 and Asn in place of Gly in position 10, Ac-dArg(6)-cyclo(S-S)(Cys(7)-Met(8)-Leu(9)-Asn(10)-Arg(11)-Val(12)-Tyr(13)-Arg(14)-Pro(15)-Cys(16))-NH(2), was a potent hMCH-1R agonist (IC(50) = 0.5 nm, EC(50) = 47 nm) with more than 200-fold selectivity with respect to hMCH-2R. Apparently, these structural changes in positions 6 and 10 results in peptide conformations that allow for efficient interactions with hMCH-1R but are unfavorable for molecular recognition at hMCH-2R.
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- Maria A Bednarek
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA.
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Lee DK, George SR, O'Dowd BF. Novel G-protein-coupled receptor genes expressed in the brain: continued discovery of important therapeutic targets. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2002; 6:185-202. [PMID: 12223080 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.6.2.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The rhodopsin family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is the largest known group of cell-surface mediators of signal transduction. The vast majority of these receptors were discovered by methods based upon shared sequence homologies found throughout this family. While such efforts identified a multitude of receptor subtypes for previously known ligands, numerous receptors have been discovered for which endogenous ligands were unknown. These receptors are commonly referred to as orphan receptors. One of the most important tasks of modern pharmacology lies in elucidating the functions of these receptors. Of particular interest are receptors with recognised expression in the central nervous system, given that many psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders are mediated by unknown mechanisms. Hence, this collection of putative neurotransmitter and neuromodulator signal mediators represents a substantial and untapped resource for novel drug discovery. Recently, various methodologies have accelerated the discovery of novel ligands for these orphan receptors, identifying the basic components required for further physiological ligand/receptor system characterisation. Equipped with proven ligand identification strategies, the characterisation of all orphan GPCRs and the exploitation of their exciting potential as targets for the discovery of novel drugs is anticipated.
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- Dennis K Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Medical Science Building, 8 Taddle Creek Rd. Rm. 4352, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Takekawa S, Asami A, Ishihara Y, Terauchi J, Kato K, Shimomura Y, Mori M, Murakoshi H, Kato K, Suzuki N, Nishimura O, Fujino M. T-226296: a novel, orally active and selective melanin-concentrating hormone receptor antagonist. Eur J Pharmacol 2002; 438:129-35. [PMID: 11909603 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(02)01314-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Through the screening of our in-house chemical compound library, we found a novel melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor antagonist, T-226296, a (-) enantiomer of N-[6-(dimethylamino)-methyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl]-4'-fluoro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carboxamide. T-226296 exhibited high affinity for cloned human and rat MCH receptors (SLC-1) in receptor binding assays (IC50=5.5+/-0.12 nM for human SLC-1; 8.6+/-0.32 nM for rat SLC-1). T-226296 had high selectivity over other receptors, including the second subtype of the MCH receptor, SLT (MCH2), transporters and ion channels. In Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing human SLC-1, T-226296 reversed the MCH-mediated inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP accumulation, inhibited MCH-induced intracellular Ca2+ increase, and also inhibited MCH-stimulated arachidonic acid release. In rats, oral administration of T-226296 (30 mg/kg) almost completely suppressed the food intake induced by intracerebroventricular injection of MCH. These results clearly indicate that T-226296 is a novel, orally active and selective MCH receptor antagonist that will be promising for further exploring the physiology and pathophysiology of MCH-SLC-1 signaling.
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- Shiro Takekawa
- Discovery Research Laboratories I, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Wadai 10, Ibaraki 300-4293, Tsukuba, Japan
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Schlumberger SE, Talke-Messerer C, Zumsteg U, Eberle AN. Expression of receptors for melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) in different tissues and cell lines. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2002; 22:509-31. [PMID: 12503638 DOI: 10.1081/rrs-120014618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a potent orexigenic neuropeptide and a physiological antagonist of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) in the brain as well as at peripheral sites, including the pigmentary systems of specific vertebrates. Two receptor subtypes for MCH, MCH-R1 and MCH-R2, have been cloned, but other receptor subtypes are likely to exist. Based on our own data and the current literature, we have compared the expression of different receptors for MCH in various mammalian cell lines and tissues. Summarizing all data currently available, we conclude that the two cloned MCH receptors, MCH-R1 and MCH-R2, exhibit differences in their expression pattern, although MCH-R1 is generally colocalized in all tissues where MCH-R2 expression is found. It appears that MCH-R1 is more abundant and has a wider distribution pattern than MCH-R2. Other hypothetical MCH-R subtypes may be expressed in specific tissues, e.g., in the pigment cell system.
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- Sophie E Schlumberger
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Research (ZLF) University Hospital and University Children's Hospital, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Chapter II The melanin-concentrating hormone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8196(02)80004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Chapter IV Localization of galanin receptor subtypes in the rat CNS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8196(02)80006-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Saito Y, Wang Z, Hagino-Yamagishi K, Civelli O, Kawashima S, Maruyama K. Endogenous melanin-concentrating hormone receptor SLC-1 in human melanoma SK-MEL-37 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 289:44-50. [PMID: 11708774 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that regulates several physiological functions. The orphan G protein-coupled receptors SLC-1 and MCHR2 were recently found to bind MCH with high affinity. We show here that the human melanoma cell line SK-MEL-37 expresses SLC-1 mRNA but not MCHR2 by RT-PCR analysis and immunofluorescence studies. Using Chinese hamster ovary cells and 293 cells overexpressing SLC-1 by cDNA transfection, it was shown that SLC-1 coupled to both G alpha(i)/G alpha(o) and G alpha(q) proteins. In SK-MEL-37 cells, MCH inhibited forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation and induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in a pertussis toxin-(PTX)-sensitive manner. The MAPK activity leads to the production of phosphorylated forms of p42/p44 MAPK. However, an increase in the intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration was not elicited by MCH in SK-MEL-37 cells. These results show that SLC-1 is coupled only to PTX-sensitive G alpha(i)/G alpha(o) in SK-MEL-37 cells. This study provides for the first time a skin-derived cellular model to analyze the molecular mechanism of the MCH signaling pathway.
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- Y Saito
- Department of Pharmacology, Saitama Medical School, Morohongo, Saitama 350-0495, Japan.
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Wang S, Behan J, O'Neill K, Weig B, Fried S, Laz T, Bayne M, Gustafson E, Hawes BE. Identification and pharmacological characterization of a novel human melanin-concentrating hormone receptor, mch-r2. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:34664-70. [PMID: 11459838 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m102601200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a neuropeptide highly expressed in the brain that regulates several physiological functions mediated by receptors in the G protein-coupled receptor family. Recently an orphan receptor, SLC-1, has been identified as an MCH receptor (MCH-R1). Herein we identify and characterize a novel receptor for human MCH (MCH-R2). The receptor is composed of 340 amino acids encoded by a 1023-base pair cDNA and is 35% homologous to SLC-1. (125)I-MCH specifically bound to Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing MCH-R2. MCH stimulated dose-dependent increases in intracellular free Ca(2+) and inositol phosphate production in these cells but did not affect cAMP production. The pharmacological profile for mammalian MCH, [Phe(13),Tyr(19)]MCH, and salmon MCH at MCH-R2 differed compared with MCH-R1 as assessed by intracellular signaling and radioligand binding assays. The EC(50) in signaling assays and the IC(50) in radioligand binding assays of salmon MCH was an order of magnitude higher than mammalian MCH at MCH-R2. By comparison, the EC(50) and IC(50) values of salmon MCH and mammalian MCH at MCH-R1 were relatively similar. Blot hybridization revealed exclusive expression of MCH-R2 mRNA in several distinct brain regions, particularly in the cortical area, suggesting the involvement of MCH-R2 in the central regulation of MCH-mediated functions.
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- S Wang
- Departments of Human Genomics and Central Nervous System Biology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, USA
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Lee DK, Nguyen T, Lynch KR, Cheng R, Vanti WB, Arkhitko O, Lewis T, Evans JF, George SR, O'Dowd BF. Discovery and mapping of ten novel G protein-coupled receptor genes. Gene 2001; 275:83-91. [PMID: 11574155 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(01)00651-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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We report the identification, cloning and tissue distributions of ten novel human genes encoding G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) GPR78, GPR80, GPR81, GPR82, GPR93, GPR94, GPR95, GPR101, GPR102, GPR103 and a pseudogene, psi GPR79. Each novel orphan GPCR (oGPCR) gene was discovered using customized searches of the GenBank high-throughput genomic sequences database with previously known GPCR-encoding sequences. The expressed genes can now be used in assays to determine endogenous and pharmacological ligands. GPR78 shared highest identity with the oGPCR gene GPR26 (56% identity in the transmembrane (TM) regions). psi GPR79 shared highest sequence identity with the P2Y(2) gene and contained a frame-shift truncating the encoded receptor in TM5, demonstrating a pseudogene. GPR80 shared highest identity with the P2Y(1) gene (45% in the TM regions), while GPR81, GPR82 and GPR93 shared TM identities with the oGPCR genes HM74 (70%), GPR17 (30%) and P2Y(5) (40%), respectively. Two other novel GPCR genes, GPR94 and GPR95, encoded a subfamily with the genes encoding the UDP-glucose and P2Y(12) receptors (sharing >50% identities in the TM regions). GPR101 demonstrated only distant identities with other GPCR genes and GPR102 shared identities with GPR57, GPR58 and PNR (35-42% in the TM regions). GPR103 shared identities with the neuropeptide FF 2, neuropeptide Y2 and galanin GalR1 receptors (34-38% in the TM regions). Northern analyses revealed GPR78 mRNA expression in the pituitary and placenta and GPR81 expression in the pituitary. A search of the GenBank databases with the GPR82 sequence retrieved an identical sequence in an expressed sequence tag (EST) partially encoding GPR82 from human colonic tissue. The GPR93 sequence retrieved an identical, human EST sequence from human primary tonsil B-cells and an EST partially encoding mouse GPR93 from small intestinal tissue. GPR94 was expressed in the frontal cortex, caudate putamen and thalamus of brain while GPR95 was expressed in the human prostate and rat stomach and fetal tissues. GPR101 revealed mRNA transcripts in caudate putamen and hypothalamus. GPR103 mRNA signals were detected in the cortex, pituitary, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal forebrain, midbrain and pons.
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- D K Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada
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Audinot V, Lahaye C, Suply T, Beauverger P, Rodriguez M, Galizzi JP, Fauchère JL, Boutin JA. [125I]-S36057: a new and highly potent radioligand for the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 133:371-8. [PMID: 11375253 PMCID: PMC1572795 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Shortened, more stable and weakly hydrophobic analogues of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) were searched as candidates for radioiodination. Starting from the dodecapeptide MCH(6 - 17), we found that: (1) substitution of Tyr(13) by a Phe residue; (2) addition of a 3-iodo-Tyr residue at the N-terminus; and (3) addition of a hydrophilic spacer 8-amino-3,6-dioxyoctanoyl between the 3-iodo-Tyr and MCH(6 - 17) (compound S36057), led to an agonist more potent than MCH itself in stimulating [35S]-GTPgammaS binding at membranes from HEK293 cells stably expressing the human MCH receptor. Specific binding of [125I]-S36057 was found in HEK293 and CHO cell lines stably expressing the human MCH receptor. This radioligand recognized a similar number of binding sites (ca. 800 fmol mg(-1)) than [125I]-[3-iodo Tyr(13)]-MCH. However, the K(D) for [125I]-S36057 obtained from saturation studies (0.037 nM) or from binding kinetics (0.046 nM) was at least 10 fold higher to that of [125I]-[3-iodo Tyr(13)]-MCH (0.46 nM). Affinities determined for a series of MCH analogues were similar with both radioligands, S36057 being the most potent compound tested (K(i)=0.053 nM). Finally, [125I]-S36057 also potently labelled the MCH receptor in membranes from whole rat brain (K(D) 0.044 nM, B(max)=11 fmol mg(-1)). In conclusion, [125I]-S36057 is a more potent and more stable radioligand than [125I]-[3-iodo Tyr(13)]-MCH that will represent a reliable tool for binding assays in the search of novel MCH ligands. It should also provide great help for autoradiographic studies of the MCH receptor distribution in the central nervous system.
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- Valérie Audinot
- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Division des Peptides et de Chimie Combinatoire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 11, rue des Moulineaux, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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Gao XB, van den Pol AN. Melanin concentrating hormone depresses synaptic activity of glutamate and GABA neurons from rat lateral hypothalamus. J Physiol 2001; 533:237-52. [PMID: 11351031 PMCID: PMC2278620 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0237b.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The neuropeptide melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) is synthesised only by neurons of the lateral hypothalamic (LH) area in the CNS. MCH cells project widely throughout the brain. Despite the growing interest in this peptide, in part related to its role in feeding, little has been done to characterise its physiological effects in neurons. Using whole-cell recording with current and voltage clamp, we examined the cellular actions in neurons from the LH. MCH induced a consistent decrease in the frequency of action potentials and reduced synaptic activity. Most fast synaptic activity in the hypothalamus is mediated by GABA or glutamate. MCH inhibited the synaptic activity of both glutamatergic and GABAergic LH neurons, each tested independently. MCH reduced the amplitude of glutamate-evoked currents and reduced the amplitude of miniature excitatory currents, indicating an inhibitory modulation of postsynaptic glutamate receptors. In the presence of tetrodotoxin to block action potentials, MCH caused a depression in the frequency of miniature glutamate-mediated postsynaptic currents, suggesting a presynaptic site of receptor expression. In voltage clamp experiments, MCH depressed the amplitude of calcium currents, suggesting that a mechanism of inhibition may involve a reduced calcium-dependent release of amino acid transmitter. Previous reports have suggested that MCH activated potassium channels in non-neuronal cells transfected with the MCH receptor gene. We found no effect of MCH on voltage-dependent potassium channels in LH neurons. Baclofen, a GABAB receptor agonist, activated G-protein gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK)-type channels; in the same neurons, MCH had no effect on GIRK channels. MCH showed no modulation of sodium currents. Blockade of the Gi/Go protein with pertussis toxin eliminated the actions of MCH. The inhibitory actions of MCH on both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic events, coupled with opposing excitatory actions of hypocretin, another LH peptide that projects to many of the same loci, suggest a substantial level of complexity in neuropeptide modulation of LH actions.
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- X B Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Saito Y, Cheng M, Leslie FM, Civelli O. Expression of the melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor mRNA in the rat brain. J Comp Neurol 2001; 435:26-40. [PMID: 11370009 DOI: 10.1002/cne.1191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) system is thought to be an important regulator of food intake. Recently the orphan G protein-coupled receptor SLC-1 was identified as the MCH receptor (MCHR). Preliminary analyses of MCHR mRNA distribution have supported a role for the MCH system in nutritional homeostasis. We report here a complete anatomical distribution of the MCHR mRNA. We have found high levels of expression of MCHR mRNA in most anatomical areas implicated in control of olfaction, with the exception of the main olfactory bulb. Dense labeling was also detected in the hippocampal formation, subiculum, and basolateral amygdala, all of which are important in learning and memory, and in the shell of the nucleus accumbens, a substrate for motivated behavior and feeding. Within the hypothalamus, MCHR mRNA was moderately expressed in the ventromedial nucleus, arcuate nucleus, and zona incerta, all of which serve key roles in the neuronal circuitry of feeding. In the brainstem, strong expression was observed in the locus coeruleus, which is implicated in arousal, as well as in nuclei that contribute to orofacial function and mastication, including the facial, hypoglossal, motor trigeminal, and dorsal motor vagus nuclei. In most regions there was a good correspondence between MCHR mRNA distribution and that of MCH-immunoreactive fibers. Taken together, these data suggest that MCH may act at various levels of the brain to integrate various aspects of feeding behavior. However, the extensive MCHR distribution throughout the brain suggests that this receptor may play a role in other functions, most notably reinforcement, arousal, sensorimotor integration, and autonomic control.
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- Y Saito
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4625, USA
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Monzón ME, Varas MM, De Barioglio SR. Anxiogenesis induced by nitric oxide synthase inhibition and anxiolytic effect of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) in rat brain. Peptides 2001; 22:1043-7. [PMID: 11445232 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(01)00439-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in the mechanism of anxiety was investigated. The rats received an intraamygdaline or intrahippocampal injection of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, N(G)-nitro-l-arginine (L-NOARG), and were then tested in the plus-maze test. L-NOARG induced a decrease in the time spent by rats in the open arms. Conversely, the administration of the melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) into these structures increased the number of entries into the open arms as well as the time spent on them. MCH injected in rats pretreated with L-NOARG also was able to revert the anxiogenic effects of L-NOARG in amygdala.
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- M E Monzón
- Laboratorio de Fisiología, Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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Mori M, Harada M, Terao Y, Sugo T, Watanabe T, Shimomura Y, Abe M, Shintani Y, Onda H, Nishimura O, Fujino M. Cloning of a novel G protein-coupled receptor, SLT, a subtype of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:1013-8. [PMID: 11355873 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A DNA fragment encoding an amino acid sequence possessing common features to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily was found in the human genomic sequence, and from this information, the full-length cDNA of a novel GPCR, designated SLT, was cloned from the human hippocampus cDNA library. SLT showed the highest homology to the melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor, SLC-1 (31.5% identity), and to a lesser extent, to the somatostatin (SST) receptor subtypes. MCH exhibited agonistic behavior when applied to the SLT-expressing CHO cells at subnanomolar doses whereas more than 200 known peptides, including SST and cortistatin, did not. These results indicated that MCH is the cognate ligand of the SLT receptor and that this newly cloned GPCR is the second subtype of the MCH receptor. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis of the SLT gene expression in human tissues showed that the SLT receptor is expressed mainly in brain areas including the cerebral cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, and corpus callosum, as well as in a limited number of peripheral tissues. The distribution of the SLT nearly overlapped that of SLC-1, suggesting that some of the neural functions of MCH may be mediated by both of these receptor subtypes.
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- M Mori
- Discovery Research Laboratories I, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Wadai 10, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 300-4293, Japan.
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An S, Cutler G, Zhao JJ, Huang SG, Tian H, Li W, Liang L, Rich M, Bakleh A, Du J, Chen JL, Dai K. Identification and characterization of a melanin-concentrating hormone receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:7576-81. [PMID: 11416225 PMCID: PMC34710 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.131200698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2001] [Accepted: 04/24/2001] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a neuropeptide expressed in central and peripheral nervous systems, plays an important role in the control of feeding behaviors and energy metabolism. An orphan G protein-coupled receptor (SLC-1/GPR24) has recently been identified as a receptor for MCH (MCHR1). We report here the identification and characterization of a G protein-coupled receptor as the MCH receptor subtype 2 (MCHR2). MCHR2 has higher protein sequence homology to MCHR1 than any other G protein-coupled receptor. The expression of MCHR2 has been detected in many regions of the brain. In contrast to MCHR1, which is intronless in the coding region and is located at the chromosomal locus 22q13.3, the MCHR2 gene has multiple exons and is mapped to locus 6q21. MCHR2 is specifically activated by nanomolar concentrations of MCH, binds to MCH with high affinity, and signals through Gq protein. This discovery is important for a full understanding of MCH biology and the development of potential therapeutics for diseases involving MCH, including obesity.
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- S An
- Tularik, Inc., Two Corporate Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Sailer AW, Sano H, Zeng Z, McDonald TP, Pan J, Pong SS, Feighner SD, Tan CP, Fukami T, Iwaasa H, Hreniuk DL, Morin NR, Sadowski SJ, Ito M, Ito M, Bansal A, Ky B, Figueroa DJ, Jiang Q, Austin CP, MacNeil DJ, Ishihara A, Ihara M, Kanatani A, Van der Ploeg LH, Howard AD, Liu Q. Identification and characterization of a second melanin-concentrating hormone receptor, MCH-2R. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:7564-9. [PMID: 11404457 PMCID: PMC34708 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.121170598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2001] [Accepted: 04/05/2001] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a 19-aa cyclic neuropeptide originally isolated from chum salmon pituitaries. Besides its effects on the aggregation of melanophores in fish several lines of evidence suggest that in mammals MCH functions as a regulator of energy homeostasis. Recently, several groups reported the identification of an orphan G protein-coupled receptor as a receptor for MCH (MCH-1R). We hereby report the identification of a second human MCH receptor termed MCH-2R, which shares about 38% amino acid identity with MCH-1R. MCH-2R displayed high-affinity MCH binding, resulting in inositol phosphate turnover and release of intracellular calcium in mammalian cells. In contrast to MCH-1R, MCH-2R signaling is not sensitive to pertussis toxin and MCH-2R cannot reduce forskolin-stimulated cAMP production, suggesting an exclusive G(alpha)q coupling of the MCH-2R in cell-based systems. Northern blot and in situ hybridization analysis of human and monkey tissue shows that expression of MCH-2R mRNA is restricted to several regions of the brain, including the arcuate nucleus and the ventral medial hypothalamus, areas implicated in regulation of body weight. In addition, the human MCH-2R gene was mapped to the long arm of chromosome 6 at band 6q16.2-16.3, a region reported to be associated with cytogenetic abnormalities of obese patients. The characterization of a second mammalian G protein-coupled receptor for MCH potentially indicates that the control of energy homeostasis in mammals by the MCH neuropeptide system may be more complex than initially anticipated.
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- A W Sailer
- Department of Metabolic Disorders, Merck Research Laboratories, P. O. Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Hill J, Duckworth M, Murdock P, Rennie G, Sabido-David C, Ames RS, Szekeres P, Wilson S, Bergsma DJ, Gloger IS, Levy DS, Chambers JK, Muir AI. Molecular cloning and functional characterization of MCH2, a novel human MCH receptor. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:20125-9. [PMID: 11274220 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m102068200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is involved in the regulation of feeding and energy homeostasis. Recently, a 353-amino acid splice variant form of the human orphan receptor SLC-1 () (hereafter referred to as MCH(1)) was identified as an MCH receptor. This report describes the cloning and functional characterization of a novel second human MCH receptor, which we designate MCH(2), initially identified in a genomic survey sequence as being homologous to MCH(1) receptors. Using this sequence, a full-length cDNA was generated with an open reading frame of 1023 base pairs, encoding a polypeptide of 340 amino acids, with 38% identity to MCH(1) and with many of the structural features conserved in G protein-coupled receptors. This newly discovered receptor belongs to class 1 (rhodopsin-like) of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. HEK293 cells transfected with MCH(2) receptors responded to nanomolar concentrations of MCH with an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) levels and increased cellular extrusion of protons. In addition, fluorescently labeled MCH bound with nanomolar affinity to these cells. The tissue localization of MCH(2) receptor mRNA, as determined by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, was similar to that of MCH(1) in that both receptors are expressed predominantly in the brain. The discovery of a novel MCH receptor represents a new potential drug target and will allow the further elucidation of MCH-mediated responses.
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- J Hill
- Departments of Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Gene Expression Sciences, Computational and Structural Sciences, and Vascular Biology, GlaxoSmithKline, New Frontiers Science Park, Third Avenue, Harlow, Essex CM19 5AW, United Kingdom
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Audinot V, Beauverger P, Lahaye C, Suply T, Rodriguez M, Ouvry C, Lamamy V, Imbert J, Rique H, Nahon JL, Galizzi JP, Canet E, Levens N, Fauchere JL, Boutin JA. Structure-activity relationship studies of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH)-related peptide ligands at SLC-1, the human MCH receptor. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:13554-62. [PMID: 11278733 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010727200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic nonadecapeptide involved in the regulation of feeding behavior, which acts through a G protein-coupled receptor (SLC-1) inhibiting adenylcyclase activity. In this study, 57 analogues of MCH were investigated on the recently cloned human MCH receptor stably expressed in HEK293 cells, on both the inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP production and guanosine-5'-O-(3-[(35)S]thiotriphosphate ([(35)S]- GTPgammaS) binding. The dodecapeptide MCH-(6-17) (MCH ring between Cys(7) and Cys(16), with a single extra amino acid at the N terminus (Arg(6)) and at the C terminus (Trp(17))) was found to be the minimal sequence required for a full and potent agonistic response on cAMP formation and [(35)S]- GTPgammaS binding. We Ala-scanned this dodecapeptide and found that only 3 of 8 amino acids of the ring, namely Met(8), Arg(11), and Tyr(13), were essential to elicit full and potent responses in both tests. Deletions inside the ring led either to inactivity or to poor antagonists with potencies in the micromolar range. Cys(7) and Cys(16) were substituted by Asp and Lys or one of their analogues, in an attempt to replace the disulfide bridge by an amide bond. However, those modifications were deleterious for agonistic activity. In [(35)S]- GTPgammaS binding, these compounds behaved as weak antagonists (K(B) 1-4 microm). Finally, substitution in MCH-(6-17) of 6 out of 12 amino acids by non-natural residues and concomitant replacement of the disulfide bond by an amide bond led to three compounds with potent antagonistic properties (K(B) = 0.1-0.2 microm). Exploitation of these structure-activity relationships should open the way to the design of short and stable MCH peptide antagonists.
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- V Audinot
- Division de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, 78290-Croissy sur Seine, France
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Evans NA, Groarke DA, Warrack J, Greenwood CJ, Dodgson K, Milligan G, Wilson S. Visualizing differences in ligand-induced beta-arrestin-GFP interactions and trafficking between three recently characterized G protein-coupled receptors. J Neurochem 2001; 77:476-85. [PMID: 11299310 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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beta-Arrestin 1-GFP or beta-arrestin 2-GFP were coexpressed transiently with G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 within cells stably expressing the orexin-1, apelin or melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), receptors. In response to agonist ligands both the orexin-1 and apelin receptors were able to rapidly translocate both beta-arrestin 1-GFP and beta-arrestin 2-GFP from cytoplasm to the plasma membrane. For the MCH receptor this was only observed for beta-arrestin 2-GFP. beta-Arrestin 1-GFP translocated by the apelin receptor remained at the plasma membrane during prolonged exposure to ligand even though the receptor became internalized. By contrast, for the orexin-1 receptor, internalization of beta-arrestin 1-GFP within punctate vesicles could be observed for over 60 min in the continued presence of agonist. Co-internalization of the orexin-1 receptor was observed by monitoring the binding and trafficking of TAMRA-(5- and 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine) labelled orexin-A. Subsequent addition of an orexin-1 receptor antagonist resulted in cessation of incorporation of beta-arrestin 1-GFP into vesicles at the plasma membrane and a gradual clearance of beta-arrestin 1-GFP from intracellular vesicles. For the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor the bulk of translocated beta-arrestin 2-GFP was maintained at concentrated foci close to, or at, the plasma membrane. These results demonstrate very distinct features of beta-arrestin-GFP interactions and trafficking for three G protein-coupled receptors for which the natural ligands have only recently been identified and which were thus previously considered as orphan receptors.
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- N A Evans
- SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Harlow, Essex, UK.
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Obesity is a health problem of epidemic proportions in the industrialized world. The cloning and characterization of the genes for the five naturally occurring monogenic obesity syndromes in the mouse have led to major breakthroughs in understanding the physiology of energy balance and the contribution of genetics to obesity in the human population. However, the regulation of energy balance is an extremely complex process, and it is quickly becoming clear that hundreds of genes are involved. In this article, we review the naturally occurring monogenic and polygenic obese mouse strains, as well as the large number of transgenic and knockout mouse models currently available for the study of obesity and energy balance.
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- S W Robinson
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA.
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- S H Preskorn
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, USA
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Howard AD, McAllister G, Feighner SD, Liu Q, Nargund RP, Van der Ploeg LH, Patchett AA. Orphan G-protein-coupled receptors and natural ligand discovery. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2001; 22:132-40. [PMID: 11239576 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-6147(00)01636-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The superfamily of seven-transmembrane-domain G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is the largest and most diverse group of transmembrane proteins involved in signal transduction. Each of the approximately 1000 family members found in vertebrates responds to stimuli as diverse as hormones, neurotransmitters, odorants and light, which selectively activate intracellular signaling events mediated by heterotrimeric G proteins. Because GPCRs are centrally positioned in the plasma membrane to initiate a cascade of cellular responses by diverse extracellular mediators, it is not surprising that modulation of GPCR function has been successful in the development of many marketed therapeutic agents. It has become clear that GPCRs for which a natural activating ligand has not yet been identified (orphan GPCRs) might provide a path to discovering new cellular substances that are important in human physiology. The process of 'de-orphanizing' these novel proteins has accelerated significantly and opened up new avenues for research in human physiology and pharmacology.
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- A D Howard
- Dept of Metabolic Disorders, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Hintermann E, Tanner H, Talke-Messerer C, Schlumberger S, Zumsteg U, Eberle AN. Interaction of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), neuropeptide E-I (NEI), neuropeptide G-E (NGE), and alpha-MSH with melanocortin and MCH receptors on mouse B16 melanoma cells. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2001; 21:93-116. [PMID: 11693176 DOI: 10.1081/rrs-100107145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) are known to exhibit mostly functionally antagonistic, but in some cases agonistic activities, e.g., in pigment cells and in the brain. Neuropeptide E-I (NEI) displays functional MCH-antagonist and MSH-agonist activity in different behavioral paradigms; the role of neuropeptide G-E (NGE) is not known. This study addressed the question of possible molecular interactions between alpha-MSH, MCH and the MCH-precursor-derived peptides NEI and NGE at the level of the pigment cell MCH receptor subtype (MCH-Rpc) and the different melanocortin (MC) receptors. Radioreceptor assays using [125I]MCH, [125l]alpha-MSH and [125I]NEI as radioligands and bioassays were performed with MCI-R-positive and MC1-R-negative mouse B16 melanoma cells and with COS cells expressing the different MC receptors. The IC50s of alpha-MSH and NEI or NGE for [125I]MCH displacement from mouse MCH-Rpc were 80-fold and, respectively, >300-fold higher than that of MCH, and the IC50s for MCH and NEI or NGE for [125I]alpha-MSH displacement from mouse MC1-R were 50,000-fold and >200,000-fold higher than that of alpha-MSH. No high-affinity binding sites for NEI were detected on B16 melanoma cells and there was no significant displacement of [1251]alpha-MSH by MCH, NEI or NGE with MC3-R, MC4-R and MC5-R expressed in COS cells. At concentrations of 100 nM to 10 microM, however, MCH, NEI and NGE induced cAMP formation and melanin synthesis which could be blocked by agouti protein or inhibitors of adenylate cyclase or protein kinase A. This shows that mammalian MCH-precursor-derived peptides may mimic MSH signalling via MC1-R activation at relatively high, but physiologically still relevant concentrations, as e.g. found in autocrine/paracrine signalling mechanisms.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive
- COS Cells
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Hypothalamic Hormones/metabolism
- Kinetics
- Melanins/biosynthesis
- Melanins/metabolism
- Melanoma, Experimental/metabolism
- Mice
- Oligopeptides/metabolism
- Peptide Fragments/metabolism
- Pituitary Hormones/metabolism
- Radioligand Assay
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3
- Receptors, Corticotropin/classification
- Receptors, Corticotropin/genetics
- Receptors, Corticotropin/metabolism
- Receptors, Melanocortin
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone/classification
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone/genetics
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- alpha-MSH/metabolism
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- E Hintermann
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Research (ZLF), University Hospital and University Children's Hospital, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Lee DK, George SR, Cheng R, Nguyen T, Liu Y, Brown M, Lynch KR, O'Dowd BF. Identification of four novel human G protein-coupled receptors expressed in the brain. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2001; 86:13-22. [PMID: 11165367 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00242-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We report the discovery and tissue distributions of four novel human genes, GPR61, GPR62, GPR63 and GPR77, all of which encode G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPR61 was discovered in a search of the patent literature which retrieved a rabbit DNA sequence partially encoding a novel GPCR. This sequence was used to obtain a full-length human cDNA encoding GPR61, a receptor of 417 amino acid length. A search of the GenBank genomic sequence databases revealed three previously unrecognized intronless genes encoding the orphan GPCrs (oGPCRs) GPR62, GPR63 and GPR77, with respective amino acid lengths of 368, 419 and 337. Sequence analysis revealed that GPR61 and GPR62, and a published orphan receptor p47MNR, shared the highest level of identities to each other, ranging from 36 to 45% in the transmembrane (TM) domains. Together, these three oGPCRs appear to comprise a novel subfamily of GPCRs, most closely related to the serotonin 5-HT(6) receptor. Sequence analysis of GPR63 and GPR77 revealed highest sequence identities in the TM regions with the oGPCR PSP24 (58%) and the anaphylatoxin C5a receptor (49%) respectively. Tissue distribution analyses detected the expression of all four novel genes in the human brain. GPR61 mRNA expression was detected in the caudate, putamen and thalamus of human brain, with a more widespread expression pattern in rat brain, with mRNA signals in areas of the cortex, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus and midbrain. GPR62 mRNA expression was detected in the basal forebrain, frontal cortex, caudate, putamen, thalamus and hippocampus. GPR63 mRNA expression was detected in the frontal cortex, with lower levels in the thalamus, caudate, hypothalamus and midbrain. Analysis of GPR77 mRNA expression revealed signals in the frontal cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus with high transcript levels in the liver.
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- D K Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Medical Science Building, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Toronto, Canada
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Takahashi K, Totsune K, Murakami O, Sone M, Satoh F, Kitamuro T, Noshiro T, Hayashi Y, Sasano H, Shibahara S. Expression of melanin-concentrating hormone receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in tumor tissues of pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuroblastoma, and neuroblastoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001; 86:369-74. [PMID: 11232026 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.1.7158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Expression of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) was studied by RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis in human brain; pituitary; adrenal glands; tumor tissues of adrenal tumors, ganglioneuroblastomas, and neuroblastomas; and various cultured tumor cell lines. RT-PCR analysis showed that MCH receptor mRNA was widely expressed in brain tissues, pituitary, normal portions of adrenal glands (cortex and medulla), tumor tissues of adrenocortical tumors (12 of 13 cases), pheochromocytoma (all 7 cases), ganglioneuroblastoma (1 case), neuroblastoma (all 5 cases), and various cultured tumor cell lines (6 of 7 cell lines), including 2 neuroblastoma cell lines. Northern blot analysis showed the expression of MCH receptor mRNA ( approximately 2.4 kb) only in the tumor tissues of 5 pheochromocytomas, 1 ganglioneuroblastoma, and 4 neuroblastomas, indicating that the expression levels of MCH receptor mRNA are much higher in these tumors than in the other tissues. These findings raised the possibility that MCH or MCH-like peptides may be related to the pathophysiology of these neural crest-derived tumors.
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- K Takahashi
- Department of Molecular Biology, Health Administration Center, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan.
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Immune-neuroendocrine interactions in fish, as in mammals, have become a focus of considerable interest, with the modulation of immune responses by hormones receiving particular attention. Cortisol, growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL), reproductive hormones, melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides have all been shown to influence immune functions in a number of fish species. This review summarises the known effects of these hormones on the fish immune system, as well as the often complex interactions between different hormones. The possible implications for fish health, with respect to aquaculture and the changes in immunocompetence that take place during different stages in the fish life cycle are also discussed.
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- J Harris
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, BS16 1QY, Bristol, UK.
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The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a hypothalamic peptide, was identified initially in teleost fish as a regulator of pigmentary changes in background adaptation, and was later also found, in mammals, to be a regulator of feeding and energy homeostasis. Its specific receptor remained an enigma until very recently when it was identified as the orphan G-protein-coupled receptor SLC-1. This review focuses on the identification, structure and signaling of the MCH receptor and discusses some of the implications of its discovery.
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- Y Saito
- Department of Molecular Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Harris J, Bird DJ. Supernatants from leucocytes treated with melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) have a stimulatory effect on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) phagocytes in vitro. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2000; 76:117-24. [PMID: 10973690 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(00)00205-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) are widespread vertebrate neuropeptides. In teleost fish the peptides are involved in the hormonal control of skin pigmentation, but they have also been shown to modulate corticosteroid secretion in both fish and mammals. alpha-MSH has additional potent anti-inflammatory actions in mammals and both peptides stimulate leucocyte phagocytosis in rainbow trout in vitro. The effects of these peptides on phagocytosis and the release of immunomodulatory factors by rainbow trout head kidney leucocytes were investigated in vitro. Neither MCH nor alpha-MSH had any effect on the adherence of phagocytes to glass slides or the activity of isolated phagocytes. When added to mixed leucocyte suspensions, however, MCH (50 and 100nM) and alpha-MSH (1 and 10nM) significantly increased the percentage of cells undergoing phagocytosis and MCH (50nM), but not alpha-MSH, stimulated the phagocytic index. In subsequent experiments, isolated phagocytes were exposed to supernatants derived from mixed leucocyte suspensions exposed to MCH (50 and 100nM) and alpha-MSH (1 and 10nM). Supernatants from leucocytes exposed to all doses of the peptides significantly increased the percentage phagocytosis and those from cells stimulated with MCH (100nM) and alpha-MSH (1 and 10nM) increased the phagocytic index of the phagocytes. The results suggest that cells other than phagocytes are required for MCH and alpha-MSH to exert their stimulatory effects on trout phagocytic cells through the release of one or more macrophage-activating factors.
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- J Harris
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY UK.
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Tadayyon M, Welters HJ, Haynes AC, Cluderay JE, Hervieu G. Expression of melanin-concentrating hormone receptors in insulin-producing cells: MCH stimulates insulin release in RINm5F and CRI-G1 cell-lines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 275:709-12. [PMID: 10964727 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a hypothalamic orexigenic peptide. Recently, an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor (SLC-1) was identified that binds MCH with high affinity. Here, we demonstrate the mRNA expression of this receptor in insulin-producing cells including CRI-G1 and RINm5F cells, and in rat islets of Langerhans. Immunofluorescence studies in CRI-G1 and RINm5F cell-lines demonstrated cell-surface expression of the receptor. Rat MCH significantly stimulated insulin secretion in both cell-lines. The potency and the efficacy of MCH were significantly increased in the simultaneous presence of forskolin, suggesting that MCH may amplify the insulinotropic effect of cyclic AMP elevating stimuli. Salmon MCH, which differs from rat/human MCH by six amino acids, was less efficacious than rat/human MCH in stimulating insulin release. The data provide evidence for the expression of MCH receptors in insulin producing cells. The insulinotropic effect of MCH may contribute to the regulation of metabolism and energy balance by this peptide.
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- M Tadayyon
- Department of Vascular Biology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Harlow, CM19 5AD, United Kingdom.
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Landro JA, Taylor IC, Stirtan WG, Osterman DG, Kristie J, Hunnicutt EJ, Rae PM, Sweetnam PM. HTS in the new millennium: the role of pharmacology and flexibility. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2000; 44:273-89. [PMID: 11274895 DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(00)00108-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Over the past decade, high throughput screening (HTS) has become the focal point for discovery programs within the pharmaceutical industry. The role of this discipline has been and remains the rapid and efficient identification of lead chemical matter within chemical libraries for therapeutics development. Recent advances in molecular and computational biology, i.e., genomic sequencing and bioinformatics, have resulted in the announcement of publication of the first draft of the human genome. While much work remains before a complete and accurate genomic map will be available, there can be no doubt that the number of potential therapeutic intervention points will increase dramatically, thereby increasing the workload of early discovery groups. One current drug discovery paradigm integrates genomics, protein biosciences and HTS in establishing what the authors refer to as the "gene-to-screen" process. Adoption of the "gene-to-screen" paradigm results in a dramatic increase in the efficiency of the process of converting a novel gene coding for a putative enzymatic or receptor function into a robust and pharmacologically relevant high throughput screen. This article details aspects of the identification of lead chemical matter from HTS. Topics discussed include portfolio composition (molecular targets amenable to small molecule drug discovery), screening file content, assay formats and plating densities, and the impact of instrumentation on the ability of HTS to identify lead chemical matter.
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- J A Landro
- Department of Research Technologies, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, 400 Morgan Lane, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Kallal L, Benovic JL. Using green fluorescent proteins to study G-protein-coupled receptor localization and trafficking. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2000; 21:175-80. [PMID: 10785651 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-6147(00)01477-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate a diverse array of biological functions as a result of their ability to respond selectively to extracellular stimuli, which ultimately results in cell-specific activation of signaling cascades. Generally, GPCR activation is followed rapidly by a loss of responsiveness, termed desensitization, which is then followed by a period of recovery or resensitization. These changes in signaling potential are tightly regulated, primarily via mechanisms that involve GPCR phosphorylation and trafficking to distinct locations within the cell. Tagging of GPCRs with the green fluorescent protein (GFP) has enabled the direct visualization of real-time trafficking of GPCRs in living cells. Such analyses have provided crucial insight into the mechanisms involved in controlling GPCR function.
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- L Kallal
- SmithKline Beecham, 709 Swedeland Road, UW 2112, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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When prevention fails, medicinal treatment of obesity may become a necessity. Any strategic medicinal development must recognize that obesity is a chronic, stigmatized and costly disease that is increasing in prevalence. Because obesity can rarely be cured, treatment strategies are effective only as long as they are used, and combined therapy may be more effective than monotherapy. For a drug to have significant impact on body weight it must ultimately reduce energy intake, increase energy expenditure, or both. Currently approved drugs for long-term treatment of obesity include sibutramine, which inhibits food intake, and orlistat, which blocks fat digestion.
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- G A Bray
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA.
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Hervieu GJ, Cluderay JE, Harrison D, Meakin J, Maycox P, Nasir S, Leslie RA. The distribution of the mRNA and protein products of the melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor gene, slc-1, in the central nervous system of the rat. Eur J Neurosci 2000; 12:1194-216. [PMID: 10762350 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00008.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a 19 amino acid cyclic peptide, is largely expressed in the hypothalamus. It is implicated in the control of general arousal and goal-orientated behaviours in mammals, and appears to be a key messenger in the regulation of food intake. An understanding of the biological actions of MCH has been so far hampered by the lack of information about its receptor(s) and their location in the brain. We recently identified the orphan G-protein-coupled receptor SLC-1 as a receptor for the neuropeptide MCH. We used in situ hybridization histochemistry and immunohistochemistry to determine the distribution of SLC-1 mRNA and its protein product in the rat brain and spinal cord. SLC-1 mRNA and protein were found to be widely and strongly expressed throughout the brain. Immunoreactivity was observed in areas that largely overlapped with regions mapping positive for mRNA. SLC-1 signals were observed in the cerebral cortex, caudate-putamen, hippocampal formation, amygdala, hypothalamus and thalamus, as well as in various nuclei of the mesencephalon and rhombencephalon. The distribution of the receptor mRNA and immunolabelling was in good general agreement with the previously reported distribution of MCH itself. Our data are consistent with the known biological effects of MCH in the brain, e.g. modulation of the stress response, sexual behaviour, anxiety, learning, seizure production, grooming and sensory gating, and with a role for SLC-1 in mediating these physiological actions.
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- G J Hervieu
- Department of Neuroscience, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Third Avenue, Harlow, Essex, UK.
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Mori M, Sugo T, Abe M, Shimomura Y, Kurihara M, Kitada C, Kikuchi K, Shintani Y, Kurokawa T, Onda H, Nishimura O, Fujino M. Urotensin II is the endogenous ligand of a G-protein-coupled orphan receptor, SENR (GPR14). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 265:123-9. [PMID: 10548501 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Two molecular species of urotensin II (UII) were isolated from porcine spinal cords and identified as the endogenous ligands of a G-protein-coupled orphan receptor, SENR (sensory epithelium neuropeptide-like receptor), which is identical to GPR14. We established a CHO cell line stably expressing the rat SENR and investigated several tissue extracts to evoke the response mediated by the SENR. Extract from porcine spinal cords showed an activity of arachidonic acid metabolites release from SENR-expressing cells and was purified using HPLC. Two active substances were isolated and their sequences were determined as GPTSECFWKYCV and GPPSECFWKYCV, which were revealed to be porcine UII. Synthetic UII peptides caused arachidonic acid metabolites release activity in the rat SENR-expressing cells with an EC(50) value of 1 nM. Three cDNAs encoding the precursor proteins of porcine UII were cloned from a porcine spinal cord cDNA library; 2 consist of 121 amino acid residues and the other, which seemed to be a splicing variant, consist of 85 residues.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Mori
- Pharmaceutical Discovery Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Wadai 10, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 300-4293, Japan.
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