PMID- 22198805 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120827 LR - 20211021 IS - 1432-136X (Electronic) IS - 0174-1578 (Linking) VI - 182 IP - 4 DP - 2012 May TI - Seasonal leptin resistance is associated with impaired signalling via JAK2-STAT3 but not ERK, possibly mediated by reduced hypothalamic GRB2 protein. PG - 553-67 LID - 10.1007/s00360-011-0637-4 [doi] AB - The Siberian hamster, Phodopus sungorus, undergoes a striking seasonal cycle of leptin sensitivity and body weight regulation, but the molecular mechanism and relevance to human leptin insensitivity are unknown. Here we show that nuclear translocation of phospho-STAT3 in the hypothalamus is rapidly stimulated by leptin to a greater extent in hamsters held in short-day length (SD) as compared to long-day length (LD). Intriguingly, effects of leptin on STAT3 appeared to be in part limited to nuclear translocation of phospho-STAT3 associated with the cell surface rather than phosphorylation of STAT3. The number of phospho-ERK cells within the hypothalamus was unaffected by either photoperiod or leptin. However, proximal to ERK phosphorylation, hypothalamic SH2-containing tyrosine phosphatase (SHP2) and the small growth factor receptor-binding protein (GRB2), which act as competitive negative modulators on binding of SOCS3 to leptin receptor (LRb)-associated Tyr(9)(8)(5), were increased in SD compared to LD. Our findings suggest that activation of STAT3 by leptin may be dependent on interaction of stimulatory SHP2/GRB2 as well as inhibitory SOCS3 on the level of competitive binding to LRb-associated Tyr(9)(8)(5). This hypothetical mechanism may represent the molecular identity of seasonally induced adjustments in leptin sensitivity and may be applied to investigating leptin sensitivity in other rodent models. FAU - Tups, Alexander AU - Tups A AD - Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany. tups@staff.uni-marburg.de FAU - Stohr, Sigrid AU - Stohr S FAU - Helwig, Michael AU - Helwig M FAU - Barrett, Perry AU - Barrett P FAU - Krol, Elzbieta AU - Krol E FAU - Schachtner, Joachim AU - Schachtner J FAU - Mercer, Julian G AU - Mercer JG FAU - Klingenspor, Martin AU - Klingenspor M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20111224 PL - Germany TA - J Comp Physiol B JT - Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology JID - 8413200 RN - 0 (GRB2 Adaptor Protein) RN - 0 (Leptin) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Leptin) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Janus Kinase 2) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Nucleus MH - Cricetinae MH - Female MH - GRB2 Adaptor Protein/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Hypothalamus/cytology/*metabolism MH - Janus Kinase 2/*metabolism MH - Leptin/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Neurons/cytology/metabolism MH - Phodopus/*metabolism MH - Photoperiod MH - Protein Isoforms/metabolism MH - Protein Transport MH - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Receptors, Leptin/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins/metabolism EDAT- 2011/12/27 06:00 MHDA- 2012/08/28 06:00 CRDT- 2011/12/27 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/11/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/12/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/12/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/08/28 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00360-011-0637-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Comp Physiol B. 2012 May;182(4):553-67. doi: 10.1007/s00360-011-0637-4. Epub 2011 Dec 24.