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  • Biochemistry
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Biology

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  • Protein hormone degradation is mainly linked to metabolic clearance via the liver and kidneys.
  • The role of proteolysis in generating functional fragments from large protein hormones, such as prolactin (PRL), is under-explored.
  • Established signaling pathways for hormones like PRL do not typically account for functional fragments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the less-explored proteolytic processing of large protein hormones.
  • To understand how proteolysis generates unique messengers with functions independent of the parent hormone's receptors.
  • To explore the evolutionary significance and homeostatic roles of cleaved protein hormones.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of proteolytic cleavage sites on protein hormones.
  • Identification of specific proteases involved in hormone processing.
  • Investigation of signaling pathways activated by hormone fragments.
  • Comparative analysis of hormone processing across different physiological states.

Main Results:

  • Proteolysis of protein hormones generates distinct messengers impacting cellular functions.
  • These novel messengers utilize signaling pathways unrelated to their precursor hormone's receptors.
  • The generation of these messengers via prolactin (PRL) proteolysis has evolved under positive selection.
  • Cleaved protein hormones play crucial roles in maintaining organismal, tissue, and organ homeostasis.

Conclusions:

  • Proteolytic processing of protein hormones represents a significant, underappreciated mechanism for generating bioactive signaling molecules.
  • These fragments regulate essential physiological functions, contributing to homeostasis at multiple levels.
  • The study highlights a hormone-metabolism junction where specific cleavage, pathology, and elimination intersect.