title: SOCS1, SOCS3, and PIAS1 promote myogenic differentiation by inhibiting the leukemia inhibitory factor-induced JAK1/STAT1/STAT3 pathway.
abstract: We recently showed that a leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)-engaged signaling pathway consisting of JAK1, STAT1, and STAT3 plays dual roles in myogenic differentiation: while it participates in myoblast proliferation, it also actively represses differentiation. Downregulation of this pathway is required at the onset of differentiation. However, it remained unclear how this is achieved mechanistically. We now show that SOCS1, SOCS3, and PIAS1 promote myogenic differentiation by specifically inhibiting the LIF-induced JAK1/STAT1/STAT3 pathway via distinct targets; whereas SOCS1 and SOCS3 selectively bind and inhibit JAK1 and gp130, respectively, PIAS1 targets mainly the activated STAT1 and prevents its binding to DNA. We further demonstrated that the SUMO E3-ligase activity of PIAS1 is dispensable for its role in myogenic differentiation. Collectively, our current study revealed a molecular mechanism that explains how the LIF-induced JAK1/STAT1/STAT3 pathway is downregulated upon myogenic differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yarui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhenguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130 / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D053613:Janus Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D024510:Muscle Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D032446:Myoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D050828:Protein Inhibitors of Activated STAT / Q000378:metabolism*; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; C494211:Pias1 protein, mouse; D050828:Protein Inhibitors of Activated STAT; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C491590:Socs1 protein, mouse; C491411:Socs3 protein, mouse; C494080:Stat1 protein, mouse; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D053613:Janus Kinase 1