Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction (한국가축번식학회지)

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On the Biological Functions of Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin

말의 융모성 성선자극 호르몬의 생화학적 기능

  • 민관식 (한경대학교 동물생명자원학과) ;
  • 윤종택 (한경대학교 생물·정보통신전문대학원)
  • Published : 2002.09.01
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Abstract

In horse, a single gene encodes both eCG and eLH $\beta$ subunits. The difference between eCG and eLH lies in the structure of their glycoresidues, which are both sialylated and sulfated in LH and sialylated in CG eCG consists of highly glycosyiated $\alpha$- and $\beta$-subunits and is an unique member of the gonadotropin family because it elicits response characteristics of both FSH and LH in other species than the horse. This dual activity of eCG in heterologous species is of fundamental interest to the study of gonadotropin structure-function relationships and the understanding of the molecular bases of the specific interactions of these hormones with their receptors. Thus, eCG is a dintinct molecule from the view points of its biological function and glycoresidue structures. The oligosaccharide at Asn 56 of the $\alpha$-subunit plays an indispensable role, whereas the carboxyl-terminal extension of the eCG $\beta$-subunit with its associated O-linked oligosaccharides is not improtant for, the in vitro LH-like activity of eCG. In contrast, both N- and O-linked oligosaccharides play important roles for FSH-like activity and increase FSH-like activity by removal of N- and O-linked oligosaccharides. Therefore, the dual LH- and FSH-like activities of eCG can be clearly separated by removal of either the N-linked oligosaccharide on the $\alpha$-subunit or CTP-associated O-linked oligosaccharides from its $\beta$-subunit. The glycoresidues seem to play crucial roles fer biological activities. The tethered-eCG was effciently secreted and showed similar LH-like activity to the dimeric eCG $\alpha$/ $\beta$ and native eCG. FSH-like activity of the tethered-eCG was also shown similarly in comparison with the native and wild type eCG $\alpha$/ $\beta$. Our data for the first time suggest that the tethered-eCG can be expressed efficiently and the produced product by the CHO-Kl cells is fully LH- and FSH-like activities in rat in vitro bioassay system. Our results also suggest that this molecular can imply particular models ot FSH-like activity not LH-like activity in the eCG. Taken together, these data indicate that the constructs of tethered molecule will be useful in the study of mutants that affect subunit association and/or secretion.

eCG(말 융모성성선자극 호르몬)$\beta$와 eLH(말 황체형성호르몬)$\beta$는 하나의 유전자로 코드 되어 있으며, eCG와 eLH는 당쇄의 구조에 있어서 차이가 있는데, LH는 sulfate가 CG는 sialylate가 수식되어 있다. eCG는 다른 동물에 있어서 강력한 FSH (난포자극)와 LH의 이중활성을 나타내어 아주 특이하고, 많은 탄수화물로 수식되어 있는 당단백질 호르몬이다. eCG의 이러한 이중활성은 성선 자극호르몬의 구조, 기능 및 수용체와 이들 호르몬과의 특이결합에 대하여 분자 생물학적인 관점에서 연구하는데 아주 흥미롭다 따라서, eCG는 당쇄의 구조와 생화학적인 기능에서 아주 특이한 분자이다. 이러한 중요점을 당쇄첨가부위의 돌연변이를 통하여 분석한 결과, LH의 활성에서는 eCG$\alpha$의 56번 당쇄가 필수불가결한 역할을 하지만, eCG$\beta$의 카르복실기 말단의 O-linked 당쇄는 중요하지 않은 것으로 관찰되었다. 한편, N- 및 O-linked 당쇄 모두는 FSH활성에는 중요한 기능을 가지고 있는데, 양쪽 당쇄의 제거는 오히려 FSH 활성을 증가시켰다. 따라서, eCG의 LH와 FSH의 이중활성은 $\alpha$의 N-linked 당쇄의 제거와, $\beta$의 O-linked 당쇄를 제거함으로써 완전히 분리할 수 있으며, eCG에 있어서 당쇄는 생화학적 활성에 대하여 아주 중요하게 작용한다는 새로운 사실이 밝혀졌다. 단일체인 eCG($\beta$의 C-terminal에 u를 연결한)도 eCG$\alpha$/$\beta$ 및 천연형 eCG와 비교한 결과 효율적으로 분비되어지고 완전한 LH와 FSH 활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들은 eCG 분자에 있어서 지금까지 문제시되어왔던 LH활성을 나타내지 않고, 높은 FSH 활성만을 나타내는 특이한 모델을 만들 수가 있으며, 현재 단일체인 분자에 있어서 당쇄의 기능에 대한구축은 각 단체의 결합, 분비에 영향을 미치는 당쇄 돌연변이 연구에 아주 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

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