title: JAK family members: Molecular cloning, expression profiles and their roles in leptin influencing lipid metabolism in Synechogobius hasta.
abstract: Janus kinase (JAK) is a family of non-receptor tyrosine kinases that participate in transducing cytokine signals from the external environment to the nucleus in various biological processes. Currently, information about their genes structure and evolutionary history has been extensively studied in mammals as well as in several fish species. By contrast, limited reports have addressed potential role of diverse JAK in signaling responses to leptin in fish. In this study, we identified and characterized five JAK members of Synechogobius hasta. Compared to mammals, more members of the JAK family were found in S. hasta, which provided evidence that the JAK family members had arisen by the whole genome duplications during vertebrate evolution. For protein structure, all of these members possessed similar domains compared with those of mammals. Their mRNAs were expressed in a wide range of tissues, but at the different levels. Incubation in vitro of freshly isolated hepatocytes of S. hasta with different concentrations of recombinant human leptin decreased the intracellular triglyceride content and lipogenic genes expression, and increased mRNA expression of several JAK and lipolytic genes. AG490, a specific inhibitor of JAK, reversed leptin-induced effects on TG content and JAK2a, JAK2b, hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL2) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCa), indicating that the JAK2a/b may have mediated the actions of leptin on lipid metabolism at transcriptional level.
authors: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors: Kun
authors: K
authors: Wu
authors: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Collaborative Innovative Center for Efficient and Health Production of Fisheries in Hunan Province, Changde 415000, China. Electronic address: txy7933@163.com.
authors: Xiao-Ying
authors: XY
authors: Tan
authors: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors: Yi-Huan
authors: YH
authors: Xu
authors: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors: Xi
authors: X
authors: Shi
authors: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors: Yao-Fang
authors: YF
authors: Fan
authors: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors: Dan-Dan
authors: DD
authors: Li
authors: Panjin Guanghe Crab Co., Ltd., Panjin 124200, China.
authors: Xu
authors: X
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D053612:Janus Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020738:Leptin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020738:Leptin; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors; D014280:Triglycerides; D053612:Janus Kinases
keywords: Janus kinase; Leptin; Lipid metabolism; Synechogobius hasta; Whole genome duplications