title: Leptin changes Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent response and up-regulates the gene expression of calcineurin in rat hypothalamus.
abstract: To understand the leptin's action on hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC), Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent response in leptin-treated rat ARC was investigated. The in vitro phosphorylation of ARC extracts from leptin-treated rats did not respond to CaM. Although CaM-dependent protein kinase II activity was not affected by leptin, the gene expression of calcineurin, CaM-dependent phosphatase, increased in leptin-treated rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019703:Calcineurin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D020738:Leptin; D008297:Male; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D019703:Calcineurin