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Anatomic localization of alternatively spliced leptin receptors (Ob-R) in mouse brain and other tissues.

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Fei, Hong, Okano, Hirotaka J., Li, Cai, Lee, Gwo-Hwa, Zhao, Connie, Darnell, Robert, Friedman, Jeffrey M.·1997·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Leptin's effects are mediated by interactions with a receptor that is alternatively spliced, resulting in at least five different murine forms: Ob-Ra, Ob-Rb, Ob-Rc, Ob-Rd, and Ob-Re. A mutation in one splice form, Ob-Rb, results in obesity in mice. Northern blots, RNase protection assays, and PCR indicate that Ob-Rb is expressed at a relatively high level in hypothalamus and low level in several other tissues. Ob-Ra is expressed ubiquitously, whereas Ob-Rc, -Rd, and -Re RNAs are only detectable using PCR. In hypothalamus, Ob-Rb is present in the arcuate, ventromedial, dorsomedial, and lateral hypothalamic nuclei but is not detectable in other brain regions. These nuclei are known to regulate food intake and body weight. The level of Ob-Rb in hypothalamus is reduced in mice rendered obese by gold thioglucose (GTG), which causes hypothalamic lesions. The obesity in GTG-treated mice is likely to be caused by ablation of Ob-Rb-expressing neurons, which results in leptin resistance.

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  • ObRb is the only receptor isoform that expresses all the protein motifs required for cytokine receptor signaling.

    “ObRb is the only receptor isoform that expresses all the protein motifs required for cytokine receptor signaling.”

    From Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing story (2009) · cites this paper as [27]

  • ObRb was highly enriched in the hypothalamus in precisely those nuclei that alter body weight when lesioned.

    “ObRb was highly enriched in the hypothalamus in precisely those nuclei that alter body weight when lesioned (25,27).”

    From Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing story (2009) · cites this paper as [27]

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Authors
Fei, H., Okano, H. J., Li, C., Lee, G.-H., Zhao, C., Darnell, R., & Friedman, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Laboratories of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neurooncology, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021; and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Okano, Hirotaka J.
  • Friedman, Jeffrey M.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
1997-06-24
Volume
94
Issue
13
Pages
7001-7005
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2109311297
Cited by
766
References
28
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FWCI
15.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (CA 09673-18, T32CA009673)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK-41096, R01DK041096)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01 NS34389, R01NS034389)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
Keywords
leptin receptor, Ob-Rb, alternative splicing, hypothalamus, arcuate nucleus, dorsomedial nucleus, lateral hypothalamic nucleus, ventromedial hypothalamus, gold thioglucose, hypothalamic lesions, obesity, leptin resistance, food intake regulation, body weight regulation, mouse brain
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Carrier Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Organ Specificity, Receptors, Cell Surface, Blotting, Northern, Alternative Splicing, In Situ Hybridization, Mice, Receptors, Leptin

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