Entry
Name
Growth hormone synthesis, secretion and action - Pteropus alecto (black flying fox)
Description
Growth hormone (GH) is a peptide hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary and plays a critical role in cell growth, development, and metabolism throughout the body. GH secretion occurs episodically and is primarily under the control of two hypothalamic neuroendocrine hormones: GH-releasing hormone (GHRH), which stimulates GH secretion, and somatostatin, which inhibits GH secretion. GHRH interacts with a G protein-coupled receptor (GHRHR) in somatotroph cells to activate the cAMP signaling pathway, which leads to increased GH mRNA transcription and release. Once released into the circulation, GH binds to cell-surface GHR in target tissues such as liver, muscle, bone, and adipose tissue. Binding leads to activation of JAK2 that in turn triggers an array of signaling cascade including Raf-MEK-ERK, PI3K-Akt, and STAT5. ERK, Akt, and STAT5 all promote growth via the synthesis and secretion of IGF-1.
Class
Organismal Systems; Endocrine system
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
pale04935 Growth hormone synthesis, secretion and action
Ortholog table
Organism
Pteropus alecto (black flying fox) [GN:
pale ]
Gene
102889764 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms XLas [KO:K04632 ]
102892785 GNAI3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(k) subunit alpha [KO:K04630 ]
102885642 GNAI1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04630 ]
102898665 GNAI2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 [KO:K04630 ]
102888198 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
102889014 ATF2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04450 ]
102896553 ATF4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 [KO:K04374 ]
102878515 CREB3L4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 [KO:K09048 ]
102894633 CREB3L1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
102882888 CREB3L2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
102886510 CREB3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
102879289 CREB3L3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
102884583 CREB5; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 isoform X1 [KO:K09047 ]
102898128 ATF6B; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta isoform X3 [KO:K09049 ]
102881097 POU1F1; pituitary-specific positive transcription factor 1 isoform X1 [KO:K09363 ]
102877919 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha [KO:K04634 ]
102888619 GNA11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 [KO:K04635 ]
102885207 PLCB4; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
102896356 ITPR2; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2 isoform X1 [KO:K04959 ]
102896136 CACNA1S; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
102882682 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C isoform X2 [KO:K04850 ]
102888351 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D [KO:K04851 ]
102893611 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
102896228 PLCG1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma-1 isoform X1 [KO:K01116 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
102894443 SHC1; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: SHC-transforming protein 1 [KO:K06279 ]
102878822 GRB2; growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K04364 ]
102886603 STAT1; signal transducer and activator of transcription 1-alpha/beta [KO:K11220 ]
102884374 STAT3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 [KO:K04692 ]
102884882 signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B isoform X1 [KO:K11224 ]
102879163 PIK3R1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K02649 ]
102891637 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma isoform X3 [KO:K02649 ]
102879453 PIK3R2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
102889227 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
102880320 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
102889576 PIK3CD; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
102885090 IGFALS; insulin-like growth factor-binding protein complex acid labile subunit [KO:K17256 ]
102897097 BCAR1; breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance protein 1 isoform X2 [KO:K05726 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Nishad R, Mukhi D, Menon R K, Pasupulati A.
Title
Growth Hormone and Metabolic Homeostasis
Journal
Eur Med J 6:78-87 (2018)
Reference
Authors
Lu M, Flanagan JU, Langley RJ, Hay MP, Perry JK
Title
Targeting growth hormone function: strategies and therapeutic applications.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Argetsinger LS, Carter-Su C
Title
Mechanism of signaling by growth hormone receptor.
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Reference
Authors
Carter-Su C, Schwartz J, Smit LS
Title
Molecular mechanism of growth hormone action.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Carter-Su C, Rui L, Herrington J
Title
Role of the tyrosine kinase JAK2 in signal transduction by growth hormone.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Dehkhoda F, Lee CMM, Medina J, Brooks AJ
Title
The Growth Hormone Receptor: Mechanism of Receptor Activation, Cell Signaling, and Physiological Aspects.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Carter-Su C, Schwartz J, Argetsinger LS
Title
Growth hormone signaling pathways.
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Reference
Authors
Berryman DE, Henry B, Hjortebjerg R, List EO, Kopchick JJ
Title
Developments in our understanding of the effects of growth hormone on white adipose tissue from mice: implications to the clinic.
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Reference
Authors
Zhu T, Goh EL, LeRoith D, Lobie PE
Title
Growth hormone stimulates the formation of a multiprotein signaling complex involving p130(Cas) and CrkII. Resultant activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase/stress-activated protein kinase (JNK/SAPK).
Journal
Reference
Authors
Choi S (ed).
Title
Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gracia-Navarro F, Castano JP, Malagon MM, Sanchez-Hormigo A, Luque RM, Hickey GJ, Peinado JR, Delgado E, Martinez-Fuentes AJ
Title
Research progress in the stimulatory inputs regulating growth hormone (GH) secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bertherat J
Title
Nuclear effects of the cAMP pathway activation in somatotrophs.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tuggle CK, Trenkle A
Title
Control of growth hormone synthesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cohen LE, Hashimoto Y, Zanger K, Wondisford F, Radovick S
Title
CREB-independent regulation by CBP is a novel mechanism of human growth hormone gene expression.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Khatib N, Gaidhane S, Gaidhane AM, Khatib M, Simkhada P, Gode D, Zahiruddin QS
Title
Ghrelin: ghrelin as a regulatory Peptide in growth hormone secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lengyel AM
Title
From growth hormone-releasing peptides to ghrelin: discovery of new modulators of GH secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Anderson LL, Jeftinija S, Scanes CG, Stromer MH, Lee JS, Jeftinija K, Glavaski-Joksimovic A
Title
Physiology of ghrelin and related peptides.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Camina JP, Carreira MC, Micic D, Pombo M, Kelestimur F, Dieguez C, Casanueva FF
Title
Regulation of ghrelin secretion and action.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Yang SK, Steyn F, Chen C
Title
Influence of membrane ion channel in pituitary somatotrophs by hypothalamic regulators.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Melmed S
Title
Acromegaly pathogenesis and treatment.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Rouault AAJ, Rosselli-Murai LK, Hernandez CC, Gimenez LE, Tall GG, Sebag JA
Title
The GPCR accessory protein MRAP2 regulates both biased signaling and constitutive activity of the ghrelin receptor GHSR1a.
Journal
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