PTP1B Regulates Leptin Signal Transduction In Vivo
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Mice lacking the protein-tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B are hypersensitive to insulin and resistant to obesity. However, the molecular basis for resistance to obesity has been unclear. Here we show that PTP1B regulates leptin signaling. In transfection studies, PTP1B dephosphorylates the leptin receptor-associated kinase, Jak2. PTP1B is expressed in hypothalamic regions harboring leptin-responsive neurons. Compared to wild-type littermates, PTP1B(-/-) mice have decreased leptin/body fat ratios, leptin hypersensitivity, and enhanced leptin-induced hypothalamic Stat3 tyrosyl phosphorylation. Gold thioglucose treatment, which ablates leptin-responsive hypothalamic neurons, partially overcomes resistance to obesity in PTP1B(-/-) mice. Our data indicate that PTP1B regulates leptin signaling in vivo, likely by targeting Jak2. PTP1B may be a novel target to treat leptin resistance in obesity.
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center United States
- Boston College United States
- Millennium Pharmaceuticals United States
Leptin, Mice, Knockout, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1, Molecular Sequence Data, Hypothalamus, Janus Kinase 2, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Transfection, Weight Gain, Hippocampus, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Mice, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, COS Cells, Animals, Obesity, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Developmental Biology, Signal Transduction
Leptin, Mice, Knockout, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1, Molecular Sequence Data, Hypothalamus, Janus Kinase 2, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Transfection, Weight Gain, Hippocampus, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Mice, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, COS Cells, Animals, Obesity, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Developmental Biology, Signal Transduction
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