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@ARTICLE{Dieterle:143918,
author = {V. Dieterle$^*$ and S. Herzer$^*$ and H.-J. Gröne$^*$ and
R. Jennemann$^*$ and V. Nordström$^*$},
title = {{G}anglioside deficiency in hypothalamic {POMC} neurons
promotes body weight gain.},
journal = {International journal of obesity},
volume = {44},
number = {2},
issn = {0307-0565},
address = {Avenel, NJ},
publisher = {Nature Publ. Group},
reportid = {DKFZ-2019-01476},
pages = {510-524},
year = {2020},
note = {44 (2), 510-524Feb 2020 #EA:G130#LA:G130#},
abstract = {Glucosylceramide synthase (GCS; gene: UDP-glucose:ceramide
glucosyltransferase (Ugcg))-derived gangliosides comprise a
specific class of lipids in the plasma membrane that
modulate the activity of transmembrane receptors. GCS
deletion in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (Arc) neurons leads
to prominent obesity. However, it has not yet been studied
how ganglioside depletion affects individual Arc neuronal
subpopulations. The current study investigates the effects
of GCS deletion specifically in anorexigenic
pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons. Additionally, we
investigate insulin receptor (IR) signaling and
phosphatidylinositol-(3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP3) binding to
ATP-dependent K+ (KATP) channels of GCS-deficient POMC
neurons.We generated Ugcgf/f-Pomc-Cre mice with ganglioside
deficiency in POMC neurons. Moreover, the CRISPR (clustered
regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats)/Cas9
technology was used to inhibit GCS-dependent ganglioside
biosynthesis in cultured mouse POMC neurons, yielding
UgcgΔ-mHypoA-POMC cells that were used to study mechanistic
aspects in further detail. Proximity ligation assays (PLAs)
visualized interactions between gangliosides, IR, and KATP
channel subunit sulfonylurea receptor-1 (SUR-1), as well as
intracellular IR substrate 2 (IRS-2) phosphorylation and
PIP3.Chow-fed Ugcgf/f-Pomc-Cre mice showed a moderate but
significant increase in body weight gain and they failed to
display an increase of anorexigenic neuropeptide expression
during the fasting-to-re-feeding transition. IR, IRS-2, p85,
and overall insulin-evoked IR and IRS-2 phosphorylation were
elevated in ganglioside-depleted UgcgΔ-mHypoA-POMC neurons.
A PLA demonstrated that more insulin-evoked complex
formation occurred between PIP3 and SUR-1 in
ganglioside-deficient POMC neurons in vitro and in vivo.Our
work suggests that GCS deletion in POMC neurons promotes
body weight gain. Gangliosides are required for an
appropriate adaptation of anorexigenic neuropeptide
expression in the Arc during the fasting-to-re-feeding
transition. Moreover, gangliosides might modulate KATP
channel activity by restraining PIP3 binding to the KATP
channel subunit SUR-1. Increased PIP3/SUR-1 interactions in
ganglioside-deficient neurons could in turn potentially lead
to electrical silencing. This work highlights that
gangliosides in POMC neurons of the hypothalamic Arc are
important regulators of body weight.},
cin = {G130},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)G130-20160331},
pnm = {319H - Addenda (POF3-319H)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-319H},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:31168055},
doi = {10.1038/s41366-019-0388-y},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/143918},
}