Issue 7, 2017

Dynamic properties of the growth hormone releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) and molecular determinants of GHRH binding

Abstract

The growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) is a member of the class B GPCR subfamily. GHRH, a 44-residue neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus, regulates the secretion of growth hormone through its binding to GHRHR. It has recently been associated with several types of cancer such as prostate, breast, pancreatic and ovarian cancer. Family B GPCR peptides bind in a two-step model, where first the C-terminal region of the peptide interacts with the extracellular domain (ECD) of the receptor and subsequently, the N-terminal interacts with the seven transmembrane domain (TMD), resulting in activation. Structural information on family B GPCRs is limited; therefore, the use of computational methods may assist their efficient targeting towards new therapeutics. Here, we have utilized several computational tools, such as homology modelling, docking, large-scale molecular dynamics and principal component analysis (PCA), in order to: (a) gain information on the dynamic properties of the receptor domains and (b) propose a structural model for the interactions between GHRH and the ECD and TMD regions of GHRHR respectively. We conclude that PCA analysis can be used for studying such relative movements in family B GPCRs and provide a structural model, which may assist in the design of highly anticipated non-peptide antagonists against GHRHR.

Graphical abstract: Dynamic properties of the growth hormone releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) and molecular determinants of GHRH binding

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Mar 2017
Accepted
18 May 2017
First published
19 May 2017

Mol. BioSyst., 2017,13, 1313-1322

Dynamic properties of the growth hormone releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) and molecular determinants of GHRH binding

M.-T. Matsoukas and G. A. Spyroulias, Mol. BioSyst., 2017, 13, 1313 DOI: 10.1039/C7MB00130D

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