title: Deficiency of p62/Sequestosome 1 causes hyperphagia due to leptin resistance in the brain.
abstract: The cytoplasmic regulatory protein p62 (Sequestosome 1/A170) is known to modulate various receptor-mediated intracellular signaling pathways. p62 deficiency was shown to result in mature-onset obesity in mice, but the mechanisms underlying this abnormality remained unclear. Here we report that hyperphagia due to central leptin resistance is the cause of obesity in p62(-/-) mice. We found that these mice show hyperphagia. Restriction of food to the amount eaten by wild-type mice prevented excess body weight gain and fat accumulation, suggesting that overfeeding is the primary cause of obesity in p62(-/-) mice. Brain-specific p62 deficiency caused mature-onset obesity to the same extent as in p62(-/-) mice, further supporting a neuronal mechanism as the major cause of obesity in these mice. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that p62 is highly expressed in hypothalamic neurons, including POMC neurons in the arcuate nucleus. Central leptin resistance was observed even in young preobese p62(-/-) mice. We found a defect in intracellular distribution of the transcription factor Stat3, which is essential for the action of leptin, in p62(-/-) mice. These results indicate that brain p62 plays an important role in bodyweight control by modulating the central leptin-signaling pathway and that lack of p62 in the brain causes leptin resistance, leading to hyperphagia. Thus, p62 could be a clinical target for treating obesity and metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Majors of Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan, Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Integrative Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan, Center for Behavioral Molecular Genetics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori 683-8504, Japan, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan, and Cardiovascular Division, British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Medicine, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Harumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Warabi
authors.forename: Taizo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuki
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uwayama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakaso
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirii
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bukawa
authors.forename: Richard C M
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Siow
authors.forename: Giovanni E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shoda
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005508:Food Deprivation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D064231:Nestin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000235:genetics; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000235:genetics; D054411:Receptors, Leptin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051758:Transcription Factor TFIIH; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: C490981:Gtf2h1 protein, mouse; D020738:Leptin; D064231:Nestin; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C491411:Socs3 protein, mouse; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051758:Transcription Factor TFIIH; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin
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