Assessment of the role of G proteins and inositol phosphate production in the action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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Assessment of the role of G proteins and inositol phosphate production in the action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Abstract
The first step in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) action involves the binding of GnRH to a plasma membrane receptor. Calcium has been implicated as a second messenger molecule. More recently, it has been suggested that the products of phosphoinositide metabolism may act as a second messenger for GnRH-stimulated release of luteinizing hormone (LH). To be considered a second messenger, however, a candidate molecule must meet three requirements: in the second messenger's presence, (a) GnRH should stimulate increased production of inositol phosphate; (b) inositol phosphate production, stimulated by any means, should provoke LH release; and (c) inhibition of inositol phosphate production should block GnRH-stimulated release of LH.
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