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Research progresses of luteinizing hormone receptor mRNA binding protein

  • FAN Meng-xia ,
  • QIAO Jie
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  • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai  200011, China

Online published: 2015-07-30

Abstract

Luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) plays a crucial role in the processes of reproduction and development. LHR can be down-regulated in response to preovulatory luteinizing hormone (LH) surge or by the administration of a pharmacological dose of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). LHR mRNA binding protein (LRBP) has been identified in ovarian cytoplasm of rats with down-regulated receptor. Researches show that the binding of LH/hCG and their receptors can stimulate the cAMP/PKA/ERK signaling pathway and expression of miR-122, which result in the increase of LRBP expression. The binding of LRBP with LHR mRNA can induce the suppression of translation and transfer to the p-bodies, which is closely relevant to the desensitivity of LHR during preovulatory phase. This paper reviews the research progresses of LRBP.

Cite this article

FAN Meng-xia , QIAO Jie . Research progresses of luteinizing hormone receptor mRNA binding protein[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Medical Science), 2015 , 35(6) : 906 . DOI: 11.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2015.06.025

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