Incretin hormones and the expanding families of glucagon-like sequences and their receptors.
Diabetes Obes Metab
; 13 Suppl 1: 69-81, 2011 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Peptide hormones encoded by the proglucagon (Gcg) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (Gip) genes are evolutionarily related glucagon-like sequences and act through a subfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors. A better understanding of the evolutionary history of these hormones and receptors should yield insight into their biological functions. The availability of a large number of near-complete vertebrate genome sequences is a powerful resource to address questions concerning the evolution of sequences; here, we utilize these resources to examine the evolution of glucagon-like sequences and their receptors. These studies led to the discovery of novel genes for a glucagon receptor-like receptor (Grlr) and a glucagon-like sequence (exendin) in vertebrates. Both exendin and GRLR have ancient origins, early in vertebrate evolution, but have been lost on the ancestral lineage leading to extant mammals. We also show that exendin and GRLR are both expressed in the brain of the chicken and Xenopus tropicals, results that suggest that the products of these genes function in this tissue. The lack of exendin or Grlr genes in mammals suggests that other genes may have acquired the functions of exendin and Grlr during mammalian evolution.
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Assunto principal:
Glucagon
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Polipeptídeo Inibidor Gástrico
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Receptores de Glucagon
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Peptídeos Semelhantes ao Glucagon
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Incretinas
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Mamíferos
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article