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Physiological Reviews, Vol. 81, No. 2, April 2001, pp. 629-683
Copyright ©2001 by the American Physiological Society

The Oxytocin Receptor System: Structure, Function, and Regulation

Gerald Gimpl and Falk Fahrenholz

Institut für Biochemie, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany

Gimpl, Gerald and Falk Fahrenholz. The Oxytocin Receptor System: Structure, Function, and Regulation. Physiol. Rev. 81: 629-683, 2001.The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular neurons of the hypothalamic paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei. In response to a variety of stimuli such as suckling, parturition, or certain kinds of stress, the processed OT peptide is released from the posterior pituitary into the systemic circulation. Such stimuli also lead to an intranuclear release of OT. Moreover, oxytocinergic neurons display widespread projections throughout the central nervous system. However, OT is also synthesized in peripheral tissues, e.g., uterus, placenta, amnion, corpus luteum, testis, and heart. The OT receptor is a typical class I G protein-coupled receptor that is primarily coupled via Gq proteins to phospholipase C-beta . The high-affinity receptor state requires both Mg2+ and cholesterol, which probably function as allosteric modulators. The agonist-binding region of the receptor has been characterized by mutagenesis and molecular modeling and is different from the antagonist binding site. The function and physiological regulation of the OT system is strongly steroid dependent. However, this is, unexpectedly, only partially reflected by the promoter sequences in the OT receptor gene. The classical actions of OT are stimulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction during labor and milk ejection during lactation. While the essential role of OT for the milk let-down reflex has been confirmed in OT-deficient mice, OT's role in parturition is obviously more complex. Before the onset of labor, uterine sensitivity to OT markedly increases concomitant with a strong upregulation of OT receptors in the myometrium and, to a lesser extent, in the decidua where OT stimulates the release of PGF2alpha . Experiments with transgenic mice suggest that OT acts as a luteotrophic hormone opposing the luteolytic action of PGF2alpha . Thus, to initiate labor, it might be essential to generate sufficient PGF2alpha to overcome the luteotrophic action of OT in late gestation. OT also plays an important role in many other reproduction-related functions, such as control of the estrous cycle length, follicle luteinization in the ovary, and ovarian steroidogenesis. In the male, OT is a potent stimulator of spontaneous erections in rats and is involved in ejaculation. OT receptors have also been identified in other tissues, including the kidney, heart, thymus, pancreas, and adipocytes. For example, in the rat, OT is a cardiovascular hormone acting in concert with atrial natriuretic peptide to induce natriuresis and kaliuresis. The central actions of OT range from the modulation of the neuroendocrine reflexes to the establishment of complex social and bonding behaviors related to the reproduction and care of the offspring. OT exerts potent antistress effects that may facilitate pair bonds. Overall, the regulation by gonadal and adrenal steroids is one of the most remarkable features of the OT system and is, unfortunately, the least understood. One has to conclude that the physiological regulation of the OT system will remain puzzling as long as the molecular mechanisms of genomic and nongenomic actions of steroids have not been clarified.




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A. Reversi, V. Rimoldi, T. Marrocco, P. Cassoni, G. Bussolati, M. Parenti, and B. Chini
The Oxytocin Receptor Antagonist Atosiban Inhibits Cell Growth via a "Biased Agonist" Mechanism
J. Biol. Chem., April 22, 2005; 280(16): 16311 - 16318.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
J. A. Mennella, M. Y. Pepino, and K. L. Teff
Acute Alcohol Consumption Disrupts the Hormonal Milieu of Lactating Women
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., April 1, 2005; 90(4): 1979 - 1985.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
T. M. Reinheimer, W. H. Bee, J. C. Resendez, J. K. Meyer, G. J. Haluska, and G. J. Chellman
Barusiban, A New Highly Potent and Long-Acting Oxytocin Antagonist: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Comparison with Atosiban in a Cynomolgus Monkey Model of Preterm Labor
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., April 1, 2005; 90(4): 2275 - 2281.
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J EndocrinolHome page
X H Zhang, S Filippi, L Vignozzi, A Morelli, R Mancina, M Luconi, S Donati, M Marini, G B Vannelli, G Forti, et al.
Identification, localization and functional in vitro and in vivo activity of oxytocin receptor in the rat penis
J. Endocrinol., March 1, 2005; 184(3): 567 - 576.
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EndocrinologyHome page
P. V. Nantermet, P. Masarachia, M. A. Gentile, B. Pennypacker, J. Xu, D. Holder, D. Gerhold, D. Towler, A. Schmidt, D. B. Kimmel, et al.
Androgenic Induction of Growth and Differentiation in the Rodent Uterus Involves the Modulation of Estrogen-Regulated Genetic Pathways
Endocrinology, February 1, 2005; 146(2): 564 - 578.
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Mol Hum ReprodHome page
L. Vignozzi, G. B. Vannelli, A. Morelli, R. Mancina, M. Marini, P. Ferruzzi, C. Crescioli, M. Luconi, S. Donati, A. D. Fisher, et al.
Identification, characterization and biological activity of oxytocin receptor in the developing human penis
Mol. Hum. Reprod., February 1, 2005; 11(2): 99 - 106.
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A. Heydorn, B. P. Sondergaard, B. Ersboll, B. Holst, F. C. Nielsen, C. R. Haft, J. Whistler, and T. W. Schwartz
A Library of 7TM Receptor C-terminal Tails: INTERACTIONS WITH THE PROPOSED POST-ENDOCYTIC SORTING PROTEINS ERM-BINDING PHOSPHOPROTEIN 50 (EBP50), N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE FACTOR (NSF), SORTING NEXIN 1 (SNX1), AND G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED SORTING PROTEIN (GASP)
J. Biol. Chem., December 24, 2004; 279(52): 54291 - 54303.
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J. Biol. Chem.Home page
S. Acharjee, J.-L. Do-Rego, D. Y. Oh, R. S. Ahn, H. Choe, H. Vaudry, K. Kim, J. Y. Seong, and H. B. Kwon
Identification of Amino Acid Residues That Direct Differential Ligand Selectivity of Mammalian and Nonmammalian V1a Type Receptors for Arginine Vasopressin and Vasotocin: INSIGHTS INTO MOLECULAR COEVOLUTION OF V1a TYPE RECEPTORS AND THEIR LIGANDS
J. Biol. Chem., December 24, 2004; 279(52): 54445 - 54453.
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L. L. Collins, Y.-F. Lee, C. A. Heinlein, N.-C. Liu, Y.-T. Chen, C.-R. Shyr, C. K. Meshul, H. Uno, K. A. Platt, and C. Chang
Growth retardation and abnormal maternal behavior in mice lacking testicular orphan nuclear receptor 4
PNAS, October 19, 2004; 101(42): 15058 - 15063.
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Mol. Cell. Biol.Home page
N. Wettschureck, A. Moers, T. Hamalainen, T. Lemberger, G. Schutz, and S. Offermanns
Heterotrimeric G Proteins of the Gq/11 Family Are Crucial for the Induction of Maternal Behavior in Mice
Mol. Cell. Biol., September 15, 2004; 24(18): 8048 - 8054.
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M. Jankowski, B. Danalache, D. Wang, P. Bhat, F. Hajjar, M. Marcinkiewicz, J. Paquin, S. M. McCann, and J. Gutkowska
Oxytocin in cardiac ontogeny
PNAS, August 31, 2004; 101(35): 13074 - 13079.
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N. De Mota, A. Reaux-Le Goazigo, S. El Messari, N. Chartrel, D. Roesch, C. Dujardin, C. Kordon, H. Vaudry, F. Moos, and C. Llorens-Cortes
Apelin, a potent diuretic neuropeptide counteracting vasopressin actions through inhibition of vasopressin neuron activity and vasopressin release
PNAS, July 13, 2004; 101(28): 10464 - 10469.
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Mol. Endocrinol.Home page
A. Hasbi, D. Devost, S. A. Laporte, and H. H. Zingg
Real-Time Detection of Interactions between the Human Oxytocin Receptor and G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase-2
Mol. Endocrinol., May 1, 2004; 18(5): 1277 - 1286.
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Mol Hum ReprodHome page
O.N. Richter, K. Kubler, J. Schmolling, M. Kupka, J. Reinsberg, U. Ulrich, H. van derVen, E. Wardelmann, and K. van derVen
Oxytocin receptor gene expression of estrogen-stimulated human myometrium in extracorporeally perfused non-pregnant uteri
Mol. Hum. Reprod., May 1, 2004; 10(5): 339 - 346.
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Endocr. Rev.Home page
R. P. Millar, Z.-L. Lu, A. J. Pawson, C. A. Flanagan, K. Morgan, and S. R. Maudsley
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors
Endocr. Rev., April 1, 2004; 25(2): 235 - 275.
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C. Serradeil-Le Gal, G. Valette, L. Foulon, G. Germain, C. Advenier, E. Naline, M. Bardou, J.-P. Martinolle, B. Pouzet, D. Raufaste, et al.
SSR126768A (4-Chloro-3-[(3R)-(+)-5-chloro-1-(2,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl]-N-ethyl-N-(3-pyridylmethyl)-benzamide, Hydrochloride): A New Selective and Orally Active Oxytocin Receptor Antagonist for the Prevention of Preterm Labor
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., April 1, 2004; 309(1): 414 - 424.
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EndocrinologyHome page
L. Vignozzi, S. Filippi, M. Luconi, A. Morelli, R. Mancina, M. Marini, G. B. Vannelli, S. Granchi, C. Orlando, S. Gelmini, et al.
Oxytocin Receptor Is Expressed in the Penis and Mediates an Estrogen-Dependent Smooth Muscle Contractility
Endocrinology, April 1, 2004; 145(4): 1823 - 1834.
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Physiol. Rev.Home page
J. ANTUNES-RODRIGUES, M. DE CASTRO, L. L. K. ELIAS, M. M. VALENCA, and S. M. McCANN
Neuroendocrine Control of Body Fluid Metabolism
Physiol Rev, January 1, 2004; 84(1): 169 - 208.
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Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.Home page
D. A. Fitts, S. N. Thornton, A. A. Ruhf, D. K. Zierath, A. K. Johnson, and R. L. Thunhorst
Effects of central oxytocin receptor blockade on water and saline intake, mean arterial pressure, and c-Fos expression in rats
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, December 1, 2003; 285(6): R1331 - R1339.
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Exp. Biol. Med.Home page
Y. Ueta, Y. Ozaki, J. Saito, and T. Onaka
Involvement of Novel Feeding-Related Peptides in Neuroendocrine Response to Stress
Experimental Biology and Medicine, November 1, 2003; 228(10): 1168 - 1174.
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Hum ReprodHome page
M. M. Byrne, C. Rolf, M. Depenbusch, T. G. Cooper, and E. Nieschlag
Lack of effect of a single i.v. dose of oxytocin on sperm output in severely oligozoospermic men
Hum. Reprod., October 1, 2003; 18(10): 2098 - 2102.
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EndocrinologyHome page
A. L. Siebel, H. M. Gehring, I. G. T. Reytomas, and L. J. Parry
Inhibition of Oxytocin Receptor and Estrogen Receptor-{alpha} Expression, But Not Relaxin Receptors (LGR7), in the Myometrium of Late Pregnant Relaxin Gene Knockout Mice
Endocrinology, October 1, 2003; 144(10): 4272 - 4275.
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HypertensionHome page
K. Rigatto, R. Puryear, I. Bernatova, and M. Morris
Salt Appetite and the Renin-Angiotensin System: Effect of Oxytocin Deficiency
Hypertension, October 1, 2003; 42(4): 793 - 797.
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R. Cirillo, E. Gillio Tos, M. K. Schwarz, A. Quattropani, A. Scheer, M. Missotten, J. Dorbais, A. Nichols, F. Borrelli, C. Giachetti, et al.
Pharmacology of (2S,4Z)-N-[(2S)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethyl]-4-(methoxyimino) -1-[(2'-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)carbonyl]-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamide, a New Potent and Selective Nonpeptide Antagonist of the Oxytocin Receptor
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., July 1, 2003; 306(1): 253 - 261.
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Pharmacol. Rev.Home page
V. Simonneaux and C. Ribelayga
Generation of the Melatonin Endocrine Message in Mammals: A Review of the Complex Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis by Norepinephrine, Peptides, and Other Pineal Transmitters
Pharmacol. Rev., June 1, 2003; 55(2): 325 - 395.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
L. C. Michelini, M. C. Marcelo, J. Amico, and M. Morris
Oxytocinergic regulation of cardiovascular function: studies in oxytocin-deficient mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, June 1, 2003; 284(6): H2269 - H2276.
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E. Choleris, J.-A. Gustafsson, K. S. Korach, L. J. Muglia, D. W. Pfaff, and S. Ogawa
An estrogen-dependent four-gene micronet regulating social recognition: A study with oxytocin and estrogen receptor-alpha and -beta knockout mice
PNAS, May 13, 2003; 100(10): 6192 - 6197.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
M. A.G. van der Heyden and L. H.K. Defize
Twenty one years of P19 cells: what an embryonal carcinoma cell line taught us about cardiomyocyte differentiation
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2003; 58(2): 292 - 302.
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Physiol. GenomicsHome page
S. R. Wesolowski, M. F. Allan, M. K. Nielsen, and D. Pomp
Evaluation of hypothalamic gene expression in mice divergently selected for heat loss
Physiol Genomics, April 16, 2003; 13(2): 129 - 137.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
D. Wang, J. Gutkowska, M. Marcinkiewicz, G. Rachelska, and M. Jankowski
Genistein supplementation stimulates the oxytocin system in the aorta of ovariectomized rats
Cardiovasc Res, January 1, 2003; 57(1): 186 - 194.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
L. Kunz, A. Thalhammer, F. D. Berg, U. Berg, D. M. Duffy, R. L. Stouffer, G. A. Dissen, S. R. Ojeda, and A. Mayerhofer
Ca2+-Activated, Large Conductance K+ Channel in the Ovary: Identification, Characterization, and Functional Involvement in Steroidogenesis
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., December 1, 2002; 87(12): 5566 - 5574.
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EndocrinologyHome page
S. Filippi, M. Luconi, S. Granchi, L. Vignozzi, S. Bettuzzi, P. Tozzi, F. Ledda, G. Forti, and M. Maggi
Estrogens, But Not Androgens, Regulate Expression and Functional Activity of Oxytocin Receptor in Rabbit Epididymis
Endocrinology, November 1, 2002; 143(11): 4271 - 4280.
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N. Vasudevan, S. Ogawa, and D. Pfaff
Estrogen and Thyroid Hormone Receptor Interactions: Physiological Flexibility by Molecular Specificity
Physiol Rev, October 1, 2002; 82(4): 923 - 944.
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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
J. Paquin, B. A. Danalache, M. Jankowski, S. M. McCann, and J. Gutkowska
Oxytocin induces differentiation of P19 embryonic stem cells to cardiomyocytes
PNAS, July 9, 2002; 99(14): 9550 - 9555.
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F. Staubli, T. J. D. Jorgensen, G. Cazzamali, M. Williamson, C. Lenz, L. Sondergaard, P. Roepstorff, and C. J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen
Molecular identification of the insect adipokinetic hormone receptors
PNAS, March 19, 2002; 99(6): 3446 - 3451.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
S. Toda, H. Ando, T. Nagasaka, S.-I. Tsukahara, M. Nomura, Y. Kotani, S. Nomura, F. Kikkawa, M. Tsujimoto, and S. Mizutani
Existence of Placental Leucine Aminopeptidase/Oxytocinase/Insulin-Regulated Membrane Aminopeptidase in Human Endometrial Epithelial Cells
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