Endocrine Abstracts

We have previously demonstrated that a truncated GHR lacking the cytoplasmic domain of the receptor acts as a dominant negative regulator of receptor signalling. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors are a common mechanism by which cells direct and anchor proteins in the cell membrane. We have generated a GHR extracellular domain-GPI fusion protein and tested its biological activity as a receptor antagonist. The extracellular domain of GHR (growth hormone binding protein-...

Introduction: We have generated a truncated Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) fused to the cell membrane by a glycosyl phosphatidylinositol anchor (GHR-GPI). The protein consists of the complete extracellular domain of the GHR, but lacks the intracellular domain, and we predict it would act as a GH antagonist. Aim: To test if partially-purified soluble GHR-GPI could re-insert into CHO cell membranes. Material and methods: Membrane preparations were made from CHO cells stably expre...