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Query: UNIPROT:P01189 (
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Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 4
(
LGR4
) suppresses food intake after its activation by binding of its ligands, R-spondins. We investigated the mechanism of food intake suppression by R-spondin1 in a region-specific
Lgr4
gene knockout (
LGR4
cKO) mouse model, generated by deletion of the
Lgr4
gene in arcuate nucleus (ARC) using
Lgr4
fx/fx
mice combined with infection of an AAV-Cre vector. After R-spondin1 administration,
LGR4
cKO mice didn't exhibit a suppressed appetite, compared to that in control mice, which received a vehicle. In ARC of
LGR4
cKO mice,
Pomc
mRNA expression was reduced, leading to suppressed food intake. On the other hand, neurons-specific
LGR4
KO mice exhibited no differences in
Pomc
expression, and no structural differences were observed in the ARC of mutant mice. These results suggest that
LGR4
is an essential part of the mechanism, inducing
Pomc
gene expression with R-spondin1 in ARC neurons in mice, thereby regulating feeding behavior.
Abbreviations:
LGR4
:
Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 4
; RSPOs: roof plate-specific spondins; ARC: arcuate nucleus; AAV: adeno associated virus; POMC: pro-
opiomelanocortin
; CART: cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript; NPY: neuropeptide Y; AgRP: agouti-related peptide; Axin2: axis inhibition protein 2; Lef1: lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1; ccnd1: cyclin D1.
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PMID:LGR4 is essential for R-spondin1-mediated suppression of food intake via pro-opiomelanocortin. 3091 23
