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Article Dans Une Revue Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Année : 2024

An intracellular VHH targeting the Luteinizing Hormone receptor modulates G protein-dependent signaling and steroidogenesis

Camille Gauthier
Pauline Raynaud
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Frédéric Jean-Alphonse
Amandine Vallet
Océane Vaugrente
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Vinesh Jugnarain
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Thomas Boulo
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Christophe Gauthier
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Eric Reiter
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Gilles Bruneau
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) is essential for reproduction, controlling ovulation and steroidogenesis. Its receptor (LHR) recruits various transducers leading to the activation of a complex signaling network. We recently identified iPRC1, the first variable fragment from heavy-chain-only antibody (VHH) interacting with intracellular loop 3 (ICL3) of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR). Because of the high sequence similarity of the human FSHR and LHR (LHCGR), here we examined the ability of the iPRC1 intra-VHH to modulate LHCGR activity. In this study, we demonstrated that iPRC1 binds LHCGR, to a greater extent when the receptor was stimulated by the hormone. In addition, it decreased LH-induced cAMP production, cAMP-responsive elementdependent transcription, progesterone and testosterone production. These impairments are not due to Gs nor β-arrestin recruitment to the LHCGR. Consequently, iPRC1 is the first intra-VHH to bind and modulate LHCGR biological activity, including steroidogenesis. It should help further understand signaling mechanisms elicited at this receptor and their outcomes on reproduction
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hal-04564514 , version 1 (30-04-2024)

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Camille Gauthier, Pauline Raynaud, Frédéric Jean-Alphonse, Amandine Vallet, Océane Vaugrente, et al.. An intracellular VHH targeting the Luteinizing Hormone receptor modulates G protein-dependent signaling and steroidogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2024, 589, pp.112235. ⟨10.1016/j.mce.2024.112235⟩. ⟨hal-04564514⟩
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