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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
[[Image:All_TSHR.png|400 px|right|thumb|Figure 1. TSHR with TSH bound. The extracellular and transmembrane domains of the GPCR are shown in green, the hinge region in cyan, the P10 peptide in pink, and thyrotropin bound in pink and yellow.]]
[[Image:surface TSHR.png|400 px|right|thumb|Figure 1. TSHR with TSH bound. The extracellular and transmembrane domains of the GPCR are shown in green, the hinge region in cyan, and thyrotropin bound in magenta. PDB:[https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7UTZ 7UTZ]]]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid_hormones Thyroid hormones] exercise essential functions related to thymocyte activity as well as metabolic processes and oxygen consumption. Misregulation of thyroid hormones is the cause of many disorders related to [https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid/hyperthyroidism-vs-hypothyroidism hypo- or hyperthyroidism]. Thus, understanding the signaling of synthesis and release of these hormones is essential to the development therapeutic drugs to combat [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/disorders-of-the-thyroid specific thyroid hormone disorders]<ref name="Yen">Yen PM. Physiological and molecular basis of thyroid hormone action. Physiol Rev. 2001 Jul;81(3):1097-142. doi: 10.1152/physrev.2001.81.3.1097. PMID: 11427693.</ref>. The initiation of the synthesis and release of these hormones is caused by the glycoprotein, thyroid stimulating hormone, commonly referred to as TSH or thyrotropin. The thyrotropin receptor <scene name='95/952709/Initial_scene_with_edited_7utz/2'>(TSHR)</scene> is a [https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/gpcr-14047471/ G-protein coupled receptor] that binds TSH and transduces signal to initiate synthesis and release of thyroid hormones. It is important to note that autoantibodies may also bind to this receptor causing inhibition or activation of its desired function. (Figure 1)<ref name="Duan et al.">PMID:35940204</ref><ref name="Kohn et al.">Kohn LD, Shimura H, Shimura Y, Hidaka A, Giuliani C, Napolitano G, Ohmori M, Laglia G, Saji M. The thyrotropin receptor. Vitam Horm. 1995;50:287-384. doi: 10.1016/s0083-6729(08)60658-5. PMID: 7709602.</ref>  
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid_hormones Thyroid hormones] exercise essential functions related to activity of thyroid cells as well as metabolic processes and oxygen consumption<ref name="Yen">Yen PM. Physiological and molecular basis of thyroid hormone action. Physiol Rev. 2001 Jul;81(3):1097-142. doi: 10.1152/physrev.2001.81.3.1097. PMID: 11427693.</ref>. Misregulation of thyroid hormone levels is the cause of many disorders related to [https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid/hyperthyroidism-vs-hypothyroidism hypo- or hyperthyroidism]. Thus, understanding the signaling of synthesis and release of these hormones will have applications in treating [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/disorders-of-the-thyroid thyroid hormone disorders]<ref name="Yen">Yen PM. Physiological and molecular basis of thyroid hormone action. Physiol Rev. 2001 Jul;81(3):1097-142. doi: 10.1152/physrev.2001.81.3.1097. PMID: 11427693.</ref>. The initiation of the synthesis and release of these hormones is caused by the glycoprotein, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is released by the anterior pituitary gland<ref name="Yen">Yen PM. Physiological and molecular basis of thyroid hormone action. Physiol Rev. 2001 Jul;81(3):1097-142. doi: 10.1152/physrev.2001.81.3.1097. PMID: 11427693.</ref>. The release of TSH from the anterior pituitary is regulated by thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH) which is released by the hypothalamus. When stimulated by TRH, the anterior pituitary releases TSH. When stimulated by TSH, the thyroid gland will produce and release the the thyroid hormones T4 and T3. T3 is the "active form" of the hormone, however it accounts for only 20% of the thyroid hormone that is released after stimulus by TSH. The T4 that predominates in release from the thyroid will be converted to T3 in the bloodstream. High levels of T3 and T4 can negatively regulate the release of TSH from the anterior pituitary, constituting a negative feedback loop <ref name="Pirahanchi et al.">Pirahanchi Y, Toro F, Jialal I. Physiology, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. [Updated 2022 May 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499850/</ref>. The thyrotropin receptor <scene name='95/952709/Initial_scene_with_edited_7utz/5'>(TSHR)</scene>is a [https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/gpcr-14047471/ G-protein coupled receptor] on the surface the thyroid gland cells. TSHR is responsible for binding TSH and transduces signal to initiate synthesis and release of thyroid hormones. In addition to TSH, autoantibodies may also bind to TSHR causing inhibition or activation of its desired function. (Figure 1)<ref name="Duan et al.">PMID:35940204</ref><ref name="Kohn et al.">Kohn LD, Shimura H, Shimura Y, Hidaka A, Giuliani C, Napolitano G, Ohmori M, Laglia G, Saji M. The thyrotropin receptor. Vitam Horm. 1995;50:287-384. doi: 10.1016/s0083-6729(08)60658-5. PMID: 7709602.</ref>  


== Structure ==
== Structure ==
===Overview===  
===Overview===  
The thyrotropin receptor has an extracellular domain (ECD) that is composed of a <scene name='95/952709/Lrrd_real/2'>leucine rich repeat domain (LRRD)</scene> as well as a hinge region. This <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_region_real/2'>hinge region</scene> links the ECD to the seven transmembrane helices <scene name='95/952709/7tm_helices/4'>(7TM domain)</scene>, which span from the extracellular domain to the intracellular domain <ref name= "Keinau et al.">Kleinau, G., Worth, C. L., Kreuchwig, A., Biebermann, H., Marcinkowski, P., Scheerer, P., &amp; Krause, G. (2017). Structural–functional features of the thyrotropin receptor: A class A G-protein-coupled receptor at work. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2017.00086</ref>. When thyrotropin or an autoantibody binds, it causes a conformational change in the receptor through the transmembrane helices. This causes the thyrotropin receptor to interact differently with its respective <scene name='95/952709/G_protein/2'>G-protein</scene> when in the active and inactive states.  
The thyrotropin receptor has an extracellular domain (ECD) that is composed of a <scene name='95/952709/Lrrd_real/2'>leucine rich repeat domain (LRRD)</scene> as well as a hinge region. This <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_region_real/5'>hinge region</scene> links the ECD to the seven transmembrane helices <scene name='95/952709/7tm_helices/4'>(7TM domain)</scene>, which span from the extracellular domain to the intracellular domain <ref name= "Keinau et al.">Kleinau, G., Worth, C. L., Kreuchwig, A., Biebermann, H., Marcinkowski, P., Scheerer, P., &amp; Krause, G. (2017). Structural–functional features of the thyrotropin receptor: A class A G-protein-coupled receptor at work. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2017.00086</ref>. Thyrotropin binding causes a conformational change in the ECD that is transduced through the transmembrane helices. In the active state, the ECD is in the "up" position, while in the inactive state, the ECD is in the "down" state, closer to the cell membrane. A "push-pull" mechanism is proposed to be responsible for the ECD's conformational change between active and inactive states. In the "push" model, TSH binds to the receptor and sterically clashes with the cellular membrane forcing the ECD up away from the membrane. In the pull model, a short α-helix interacts with TSH to pull the ECD up. The active (up) form of the ECD causes a conformation shift in the TMD which causes differential interactions with a heterotrimeric <scene name='95/952709/G_protein/4'>G-protein</scene>, initiating intracellular signaling<ref name="Duan et al.">PMID:35940204</ref>.  
===Hinge Region and P10 Peptide===
===Hinge Region and P10 Peptide===
Several parts of TSHR are very important for the functioning of TSH signaling. The <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_region_real/2'>hinge region</scene> is a scaffold for the attachment of the ECD to the 7TMD. Also, this region, has been found to have impact on the binding potency of TSH as well as intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, which are partially mediated by the activation of the GPCR. Several features of this region have been found to be crucial to the potent activation of of the TSHR by TSH.<ref name="Mizutori et al.">Yumiko Mizutori, Chun-Rong Chen, Sandra M. McLachlan, Basil Rapoport, The Thyrotropin Receptor Hinge Region Is Not Simply a Scaffold for the Leucine-Rich Domain but Contributes to Ligand Binding and Signal Transduction, Molecular Endocrinology, Volume 22, Issue 5, 1 May 2008, Pages 1171–1182, https://doi.org/10.1210/me.2007-0407</ref>. The most important feature of the hinge region is the interaction of the <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_helix_rotation/1'>hinge helix</scene> with the <scene name='95/952709/P10_peptide_region/2'>p10 peptide</scene> through disulfides. The p10 peptide is a conserved sequence that spans from the last beta sheet of the LRRD to the first transmembrane helix (TM1)<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref>. These disulfides are critical as they link the ECD, where thyrotropin binds, to the TMD, whose conformational changes directly mediate the activation of the receptor's complementary G-protein. Movement of the ECD, caused by TSH binding, will cause rotation of the hinge helix and subsequent movement of the p10 peptide leading to movement of the transmembrane helices which will cause activation of the G-protein. In addition to activation, the hinge region plays an important role in tightly binding TSH. Residues 382-390 of the hinge region adopt a short helix containing Y385 and D386. Y385 is buried into a hydrophobic region of TSH while D386 forms a salt bride with R386 of the hormone. Together, <scene name='95/952709/Binding_interactions_hinge/1'>these interactions</scene> assist in facilitating the stable binding of TSH to the TSHR <ref name="Duan et al.">PMID:35940204</ref>. This being said, it is important to acknowledge, the hinge region itself is not required for the activation of the receptor. In many of the aforementioned misregulations of thyroid hormone release, auto-antibodies are responsible. These auto-antibodies bind to the receptor through alternative interactions which cause conformational changes to the 7TMD without any need for a conformational change or extensive interactions with the hinge region<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref>.
Withing TSHR, the <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_region_real/5'>hinge region</scene> is a scaffold for the attachment of the LRRD to the 7TMD. The hinge region also impacts TSH binding potency and intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, mediated by the activation of the GPCR<ref name="Mizutori et al.">Yumiko Mizutori, Chun-Rong Chen, Sandra M. McLachlan, Basil Rapoport, The Thyrotropin Receptor Hinge Region Is Not Simply a Scaffold for the Leucine-Rich Domain but Contributes to Ligand Binding and Signal Transduction, Molecular Endocrinology, Volume 22, Issue 5, 1 May 2008, Pages 1171–1182, https://doi.org/10.1210/me.2007-0407</ref>. The hinge region's <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_helix_rotation/2'>hinge helix</scene> with the <scene name='95/952709/P10_peptide_region/3'>p10 peptide</scene> through <scene name='95/952709/Disulfides/1'>disulfides</scene>. The p10 peptide is a conserved sequence that spans from the last beta sheet of the LRRD to the first transmembrane helix (TM1) and is an intramolecular agonist for conformational shifts in the 7TMD helices<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref>. The disulfides between LRRD, hinge helix, and p10 are critical to TSH signaling as they transduce signal from the ECD through the hinge helix to the p10 peptide. Upward movement of the LRRD, caused by TSH binding, will cause rotation of the hinge helix and subsequent movement of the p10 peptide leading to movement of the transmembrane helices which will cause activation of the G-protein. In addition to activation, the hinge region plays an important role in tightly binding TSH. Residues 382-390 of the hinge region adopt a short helix containing two key residues. Y385 from TSHR is buried into a hydrophobic pocket of TSH while D386 forms a salt bridge with R386 of the hormone. <scene name='95/952709/Binding_interactions_hinge/2'>Interactions</scene> that assist in the stable binding of TSH to the TSHR allow more potent activation of the receptor<ref name="Duan et al.">PMID:35940204</ref>. Even with these key functions, the hinge region itself is not absolutely required for receptor activation<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref>. The hinge region functions as a point of attachment to the 7TMD for the LRRD, and its ability to rotate allows for LRRD shifts between up (active state) and down (inactive state) positions. The hinge region also contains key residues that stabilize TSH binding. Disulfides that the hinge helix makes with the LRRD an p10 act as an important communication medium between the extracellular environment and an intramolecular agonist which directly effects conformational shifts in the 7TMD.
===7 Transmembrane Helices===
===7 Transmembrane Helices===
The thyrotropin receptor is anchored to the membrane through seven transmembrane helices which is characteristic of GPCRs. Conformational changes in this region of the receptor are responsible for the activation of associated G protein<ref name= "Keinau et al.">Kleinau, G., Worth, C. L., Kreuchwig, A., Biebermann, H., Marcinkowski, P., Scheerer, P., &amp; Krause, G. (2017). Structural–functional features of the thyrotropin receptor: A class A G-protein-coupled receptor at work. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2017.00086</ref>. In thyrotropin binding, changes to this region are mediated by movements in the afforementioned p10 peptide. When the hinge helix rotates, it causes p10 peptide displacement that allows the <scene name='95/952709/Helix_7_of_7tmd/2'>seventh helix</scene> of the transmembrane domain to migrate towards the center of the 7TMD to increase van der waals contacts. In addition, lysine 660 of TM7 forms an <scene name='95/952709/Helix_7_and__p10_interaction/6'>ionic interaction</scene> with glutamate 409 of the p10 region. This interaction assists in the stabilization of the active state of 7TMD. In addition, the movement of the hinge helix has been found to bee associated with movement of a tyrosine residue relative to and isoleucine residue on the neighboring extracellular loop 1 (ECL1) helix. The identity of these residues has been found to be an important predictor in the activation of the thyrotropin receptor. For instance, structurally guided mutagenic studies have shown that the mutation of the isoleucine to a more sizeable phenylalanine decreases TSH signaling potency<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref><ref name="Vlaeminck-Guillem et al.">Virginie Vlaeminck-Guillem, Su-Chin Ho, Patrice Rodien, Gilbert Vassart, Sabine Costagliola, Activation of the cAMP Pathway by the TSH Receptor Involves Switching of the Ectodomain from a Tethered Inverse Agonist to an Agonist, Molecular Endocrinology, Volume 16, Issue 4, 1 April 2002, Pages 736–746, https://doi.org/10.1210/mend.16.4.0816</ref>.In addition to these conformational changes, the sixth transmembrane helix of TSHR is also moved outward from the center of the 7TMD to facilitate alpha helix 5 of the alpha subunit of the G protein, which is the domain that becomes activated<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref><ref name="Goricanec et al.">Goricanec, D., Stehle, R., Egloff, P., Grigoriu, S., Plückthun, A., Wagner, G., &amp; Hagn, F. (2016). Conformational dynamics of a G-protein α subunit is tightly regulated by nucleotide binding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(26). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604125113 </ref>.
The ECD of TSHR is anchored to the membrane through seven transmembrane helices (7TMD), characteristic of GPCRs. Conformational changes in the 7TMD activate intracellular G-protein signaling<ref name= "Keinau et al.">Kleinau, G., Worth, C. L., Kreuchwig, A., Biebermann, H., Marcinkowski, P., Scheerer, P., &amp; Krause, G. (2017). Structural–functional features of the thyrotropin receptor: A class A G-protein-coupled receptor at work. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2017.00086</ref>. Once TSH binds, changes to the p10 peptide are transmitted to the 7TMD. Specifically, hinge helix rotation causes displacement of the p10 peptide that allows the <scene name='95/952709/Helix_7_of_7tmd/2'>seventh transmembrane helix (TM7)</scene> to migrate towards the center of the 7TMD to increase van Der Waals contacts. Additionally, K660 of TM7 forms a stabilizing <scene name='95/952709/Helix_7_and__p10_interaction/6'>ionic interaction</scene> with E409 of the p10 region. Hinge helix movement also rearranges Y279 relative to I486 on the neighboring <scene name='95/952709/Hinge_helix_ecl1/3'>extracellular loop 1 (ECL1) helix</scene>, which links two transmembrane helices and is located extracellularly. Substitution of these residues leads to substantial shifts in the activation of the thyrotropin receptor. Structurally guided mutagenic studies have shown that replacing isoleucine with a more sizeable phenylalanine decreases TSH signaling potency<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref><ref name="Vlaeminck-Guillem et al.">Virginie Vlaeminck-Guillem, Su-Chin Ho, Patrice Rodien, Gilbert Vassart, Sabine Costagliola, Activation of the cAMP Pathway by the TSH Receptor Involves Switching of the Ectodomain from a Tethered Inverse Agonist to an Agonist, Molecular Endocrinology, Volume 16, Issue 4, 1 April 2002, Pages 736–746, https://doi.org/10.1210/mend.16.4.0816</ref>.The sixth transmembrane helix of TSHR moves outward from the center of the 7TMD to <scene name='95/952709/Helix_6_facilitation_of_g-pro/4'>facilitate α-helix 5</scene> of the α-subunit of the G protein (Gα)<ref name="Faust et al.">Faust, B., Billesbølle, C.B., Suomivuori, CM. et al. Autoantibody mimicry of hormone action at the thyrotropin receptor. Nature 609, 846–853 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-</ref><ref name="Goricanec et al.">Goricanec, D., Stehle, R., Egloff, P., Grigoriu, S., Plückthun, A., Wagner, G., &amp; Hagn, F. (2016). Conformational dynamics of a G-protein α subunit is tightly regulated by nucleotide binding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(26). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604125113 </ref>. Gα is activated for intracellular signaling when GDP is exchanged for GTP and dissociates from the γ- and β-subunits of the G-protein (Gγ and Gβ) to bind with other target proteins. Activation of the Gα is caused by conformational shifts in the 7TMD and three intracellular loops which directly interact with the G-protein<ref name= "Keinau et al.">Kleinau, G., Worth, C. L., Kreuchwig, A., Biebermann, H., Marcinkowski, P., Scheerer, P., &amp; Krause, G. (2017). Structural–functional features of the thyrotropin receptor: A class A G-protein-coupled receptor at work. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2017.00086</ref>. Conformational shifts in transmembrane helices are the mechanism of changing interactions of the G-protein with the receptor. Activation of the G-protein is caused by these conformational shifts.
 
== Relevance ==
== Relevance ==
<scene name='95/952709/Interactions_with_thyrotropin/1'>Glu 98 and Asp 91</scene>
<scene name='95/952709/Interactions_with_thyrotropin/1'>Glu 98 and Asp 91</scene>
<scene name='95/952709/M22_bound_to_tshr/1'>M22 bound to TSHR</scene>
== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==



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Introduction

Figure 1. TSHR with TSH bound. The extracellular and transmembrane domains of the GPCR are shown in green, the hinge region in cyan, and thyrotropin bound in magenta. PDB:7UTZ

Thyroid hormones exercise essential functions related to activity of thyroid cells as well as metabolic processes and oxygen consumption[3]. Misregulation of thyroid hormone levels is the cause of many disorders related to hypo- or hyperthyroidism. Thus, understanding the signaling of synthesis and release of these hormones will have applications in treating thyroid hormone disorders[3]. The initiation of the synthesis and release of these hormones is caused by the glycoprotein, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is released by the anterior pituitary gland[3]. The release of TSH from the anterior pituitary is regulated by thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH) which is released by the hypothalamus. When stimulated by TRH, the anterior pituitary releases TSH. When stimulated by TSH, the thyroid gland will produce and release the the thyroid hormones T4 and T3. T3 is the "active form" of the hormone, however it accounts for only 20% of the thyroid hormone that is released after stimulus by TSH. The T4 that predominates in release from the thyroid will be converted to T3 in the bloodstream. High levels of T3 and T4 can negatively regulate the release of TSH from the anterior pituitary, constituting a negative feedback loop [4]. The thyrotropin receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor on the surface the thyroid gland cells. TSHR is responsible for binding TSH and transduces signal to initiate synthesis and release of thyroid hormones. In addition to TSH, autoantibodies may also bind to TSHR causing inhibition or activation of its desired function. (Figure 1)[5][6]

Structure

Overview

The thyrotropin receptor has an extracellular domain (ECD) that is composed of a as well as a hinge region. This links the ECD to the seven transmembrane helices , which span from the extracellular domain to the intracellular domain [7]. Thyrotropin binding causes a conformational change in the ECD that is transduced through the transmembrane helices. In the active state, the ECD is in the "up" position, while in the inactive state, the ECD is in the "down" state, closer to the cell membrane. A "push-pull" mechanism is proposed to be responsible for the ECD's conformational change between active and inactive states. In the "push" model, TSH binds to the receptor and sterically clashes with the cellular membrane forcing the ECD up away from the membrane. In the pull model, a short α-helix interacts with TSH to pull the ECD up. The active (up) form of the ECD causes a conformation shift in the TMD which causes differential interactions with a heterotrimeric , initiating intracellular signaling[5].

Hinge Region and P10 Peptide

Withing TSHR, the is a scaffold for the attachment of the LRRD to the 7TMD. The hinge region also impacts TSH binding potency and intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, mediated by the activation of the GPCR[8]. The hinge region's with the through . The p10 peptide is a conserved sequence that spans from the last beta sheet of the LRRD to the first transmembrane helix (TM1) and is an intramolecular agonist for conformational shifts in the 7TMD helices[9]. The disulfides between LRRD, hinge helix, and p10 are critical to TSH signaling as they transduce signal from the ECD through the hinge helix to the p10 peptide. Upward movement of the LRRD, caused by TSH binding, will cause rotation of the hinge helix and subsequent movement of the p10 peptide leading to movement of the transmembrane helices which will cause activation of the G-protein. In addition to activation, the hinge region plays an important role in tightly binding TSH. Residues 382-390 of the hinge region adopt a short helix containing two key residues. Y385 from TSHR is buried into a hydrophobic pocket of TSH while D386 forms a salt bridge with R386 of the hormone. that assist in the stable binding of TSH to the TSHR allow more potent activation of the receptor[5]. Even with these key functions, the hinge region itself is not absolutely required for receptor activation[9]. The hinge region functions as a point of attachment to the 7TMD for the LRRD, and its ability to rotate allows for LRRD shifts between up (active state) and down (inactive state) positions. The hinge region also contains key residues that stabilize TSH binding. Disulfides that the hinge helix makes with the LRRD an p10 act as an important communication medium between the extracellular environment and an intramolecular agonist which directly effects conformational shifts in the 7TMD.

7 Transmembrane Helices

The ECD of TSHR is anchored to the membrane through seven transmembrane helices (7TMD), characteristic of GPCRs. Conformational changes in the 7TMD activate intracellular G-protein signaling[7]. Once TSH binds, changes to the p10 peptide are transmitted to the 7TMD. Specifically, hinge helix rotation causes displacement of the p10 peptide that allows the to migrate towards the center of the 7TMD to increase van Der Waals contacts. Additionally, K660 of TM7 forms a stabilizing with E409 of the p10 region. Hinge helix movement also rearranges Y279 relative to I486 on the neighboring , which links two transmembrane helices and is located extracellularly. Substitution of these residues leads to substantial shifts in the activation of the thyrotropin receptor. Structurally guided mutagenic studies have shown that replacing isoleucine with a more sizeable phenylalanine decreases TSH signaling potency[9][10].The sixth transmembrane helix of TSHR moves outward from the center of the 7TMD to of the α-subunit of the G protein (Gα)[9][11]. Gα is activated for intracellular signaling when GDP is exchanged for GTP and dissociates from the γ- and β-subunits of the G-protein (Gγ and Gβ) to bind with other target proteins. Activation of the Gα is caused by conformational shifts in the 7TMD and three intracellular loops which directly interact with the G-protein[7]. Conformational shifts in transmembrane helices are the mechanism of changing interactions of the G-protein with the receptor. Activation of the G-protein is caused by these conformational shifts.

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The thyrotropin receptor with TSH bound. TSHR is shown in dark blue with TSH (light green) bound. The receptor is bound to its G-protein with the various subunits of the G-protein shown in pink, red, turquoise, and yellow. PDB:7UTZ

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