Cell Metabolism
Volume 2, Issue 2, August 2005, Pages 95-104
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Identification of SH2-B as a key regulator of leptin sensitivity, energy balance, and body weight in mice

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Summary

Leptin regulates energy balance and body weight by activating its receptor LEPRb and multiple downstream signaling pathways, including the STAT3 and the IRS2/PI 3-kinase pathways, in the hypothalamus. Leptin stimulates activation of LEPRb-associated JAK2, which initiates cell signaling. Here we identified SH2-B, a JAK2-interacting protein, as a key regulator of leptin sensitivity, energy balance, and body weight. SH2-B homozygous null mice were severely hyperphagic and obese and developed a metabolic syndrome characterized by hyperleptinemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia, hepatic steatosis, and hyperglycemia. The expression of hypothalamic orexigenic NPY and AgRP was increased in SH2-B−/− mice. Leptin-stimulated activation of hypothalamic JAK2 and phosphorylation of hypothalamic STAT3 and IRS2 were significantly impaired in SH2-B−/− mice. Moreover, overexpression of SH2-B counteracted PTP1B-mediated inhibition of leptin signaling in cultured cells. Our data suggest that SH2-B is an endogenous enhancer of leptin sensitivity and required for maintaining normal energy metabolism and body weight in mice.

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