Adhesion GPCRs are widely expressed throughout the subsections of the gastrointestinal tract

BMC Gastroenterology

Research Article

Anna V Vergoni¹  Jonathan Cedernaes²  Olof Nylander²  Helgi B Schiöth²  Pawel K Olszewski³  Luca Badiali⁴ 

[1] Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi, 41125, Modena, Italy;Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, BMC, 75124, Uppsala, SE, Sweden;Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, BMC, 75124, Uppsala, SE, Sweden;Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, BMC, 75124, Uppsala, SE, Sweden;Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi, 41125, Modena, Italy;

关键词: Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma;    Dark Agouti;    Usher Syndrome;    Restricted Expression Pattern;    Adhesion GPCRs;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-230X-12-134

 received in 2012-02-17, accepted in 2012-08-31,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent one of the largest families of transmembrane receptors and the most common drug target. The Adhesion subfamily is the second largest one of GPCRs and its several members are known to mediate neural development and immune system functioning through cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The distribution of these receptors has not been characterized in detail in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Here we present the first comprehensive anatomical profiling of mRNA expression of all 30 Adhesion GPCRs in the rat GI tract divided into twelve subsegments.MethodsUsing RT-qPCR, we studied the expression of Adhesion GPCRs in the esophagus, the corpus and antrum of the stomach, the proximal and distal parts of the duodenum, ileum, jejunum and colon, and the cecum.ResultsWe found that twenty-one Adhesion GPCRs (70%) had a widespread (expressed in five or more segments) or ubiquitous (expressed in eleven or more segments) distribution, seven (23%) were restricted to a few segments of the GI tract and two were not expressed in any segment. Most notably, almost all Group III members were ubiquitously expressed, while the restricted expression was characteristic for the majority of group VII members, hinting at more specific/localized roles for some of these receptors.ConclusionsOverall, the distribution of Adhesion GPCRs points to their important role in GI tract functioning and defines them as a potentially crucial target for pharmacological interventions.

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