The FSH receptor (FSH-R) is a member of the rhodopsin-like subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors that undergoes homologous desensitization upon agonist stimulation. In immortalized cell lines overexpressing the FSH-R, G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) and β-arrestins are involved in the phosphorylation, uncoupling, and internalization of this receptor. In an effort to appreciate the physiological relevance of GRK/β-arrestin actions in natural FSH-R-bearing cells, we used primary rat Sertoli cells as a model. GRK2, -3, -5, -6a, and -6b and β-arrestins 1 and 2 were expressed in primary rat Sertoli cells. Overexpression of these different GRKs and β-arrestins in primary rat Sertoli cells significantly attenuated the FSH-induced cAMP response, and FSH rapidly triggered a relocalization of endogenously expressed GRK2, -3, -5, and -6 and β-arrestins 1 and 2 from the cytosol to the membranes. These results highlight the relationship existing between the GRK/β-arrestin regulatory system and the FSH-R signaling machinery in a physiological model.
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1 January 2002
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases and Beta Arrestins Are Relocalized and Attenuate Cyclic 3′,5′-Adenosine Monophosphate Response to Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Rat Primary Sertoli Cells
Sébastien Marion,
Fabienne Robert,
Pascale Crepieux,
Nadine Martinat,
Carine Troispoux,
Florian Guillou,
Eric Reiter
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follicle-stimulating hormone receptor
kinases
Sertoli cells
signal transduction