title: Leptin receptor (OB-R) signaling. Cytoplasmic domain mutational analysis and evidence for receptor homo-oligomerization.
abstract: The leptin receptor (OB-R) mediates the weight regulatory effects of the adipocyte secreted hormone leptin (OB). Previously we have shown that the long form of OB-R, expressed predominantly in the hypothalamus, can mediate ligand-induced activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription factors 1, 3, and 5 and stimulate transcription via interleukin-6 and hematopoietin receptor responsive gene elements. Here we report that deletion and tyrosine substitution mutagenesis of OB-R identifies two distinct regions of the intracellular domain important for signaling. In addition, granulocyte-colony stimulatory factor receptor/OB-R and OB-R/granulocyte-colony stimulatory factor receptor chimeras are signaling competent and provide evidence that aggregation of two OB-R intracellular domains is sufficient for ligand-induced receptor activation. However, signaling by full-length OB-R appears to be relatively resistant to dominant negative repression by signaling-incompetent OB-R, suggesting that mechanisms exist to permit signaling by the long form of OB-R even in the presence [corrected] of excess naturally occurring short form of OB-R.
authors.affiliation: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02215-2406, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kuropatwinski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tartaglia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism*; D016296:Mutagenesis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins