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A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release

Howard, Andrew D., Feighner, Scott D., Cully, Doris F., Arena, Joseph P., Liberator, Paul A., Rosenblum, Charles I., Hamelin, Michel, Hreniuk, Donna L., Palyha, Oksana C., Anderson, Jennifer, Paress, Philip S., Diaz, Carmen, Chou, Michael, Liu, Ken K., McKee, Karen Kulju, Pong, Sheng-Shung, Chaung, Lee-Yuh, Elbrecht, Alex, Dashkevicz, Mike, Heavens, Robert, Rigby, Mike, Sirinathsinghji, Dalip J. S., Dean, Dennis C., Melillo, David G., Patchett, Arthur A., Nargund, Ravi, Griffin, Patrick R., DeMartino, Julie A., Gupta, Sunil K., Schaeffer, James M., Smith, Roy G., Van der Ploeg, Lex H. T.·1996·Science

Abstract

Small synthetic molecules termed growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) act on the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus to stimulate and amplify pulsatile growth hormone (GH) release. A heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor (GPC-R) of the pituitary and arcuate ventro-medial and infundibular hypothalamus of swine and humans was cloned and was shown to be the target of the GHSs. On the basis of its pharmacological and molecular characterization, this GPC-R defines a neuroendocrine pathway for the control of pulsatile GH release and supports the notion that the GHSs mimic an undiscovered hormone.

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Howard, A. D., Feighner, S. D., Cully, D. F., Arena, J. P., Liberator, P. A., Rosenblum, C. I., Hamelin, M., Hreniuk, D. L., Palyha, O. C., Anderson, J., Paress, P. S., Diaz, C., Chou, M., Liu, K. K., McKee, K. K., Pong, S.-S., Chaung, L.-Y., Elbrecht, A., Dashkevicz, M., Heavens, R., Rigby, M., Sirinathsinghji, D. J. S., Dean, D. C., Melillo, D. G., Patchett, A. A., Nargund, R., Griffin, P. R., DeMartino, J. A., Gupta, S. K., Schaeffer, J. M., Smith, R. G., & Van der Ploeg, L. H. T.
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Science
Published
1996-08-16
Volume
273
Issue
5277
Pages
974-977
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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journal article
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Howard, A. D., Feighner, S. D., Cully, D. F., Arena, J. P., Liberator, P. A., Rosenblum, C. I., Hamelin, M., Hreniuk, D. L., Palyha, O. C., Anderson, J., Paress, P. S., Diaz, C., Chou, M., Liu, K. K., McKee, K. K., Pong, S.-S., Chaung, L.-Y., Elbrecht, A., Dashkevicz, M., . . . Van der Ploeg, L. H. T. (1996). A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5277.974

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