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- Title
Bridging Energy Need and Feeding Behavior: The Impact of eIF2α Phosphorylation in AgRP Neurons.
- Authors
Kim, Kwang Kon; Lee, Tae Hwan; Park, Byong Seo; Kang, Dasol; Kim, Dong Hee; Jeong, Bora; Kim, Jin Woo; Yang, Hye Rim; Kim, Han Rae; Jin, Sungho; Back, Sung Hoon; Park, Jeong Woo; Kim, Jae Geun; Lee, Byung Ju
- Abstract
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) is a key mediator of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress–induced unfolded protein response (UPR). In mammals, eIF2α is phosphorylated by overnutrition-induced ER stress and is related to the development of obesity. Here, we studied the function of phosphorylated eIF2α (p-eIF2α) in agouti-related peptide (AgRP) neurons using a mouse model (AgRPeIF2αA/A) with an AgRP neuron–specific substitution from Ser 51 to Ala in eIF2α, which impairs eIF2α phosphorylation in AgRP neurons. These AgRPeIF2αA/A mice had decreases in starvation-induced AgRP neuronal activity and food intake and an increased responsiveness to leptin. Intriguingly, impairment of eIF2α phosphorylation produced decreases in the starvation-induced expression of UPR and autophagy genes in AgRP neurons. Collectively, these findings suggest that eIF2α phosphorylation regulates AgRP neuronal activity by affecting intracellular responses such as the UPR and autophagy during starvation, thereby participating in the homeostatic control of whole-body energy metabolism. Article Highlights: This study examines the impact of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) phosphorylation, triggered by an energy deficit, on hypothalamic AgRP neurons and its subsequent influence on whole-body energy homeostasis. Impaired eIF2α phosphorylation diminishes the unfolded protein response and autophagy, both of which are crucial for energy deficit–induced activation of AgRP neurons. This study highlights the significance of eIF2α phosphorylation as a cellular marker indicating the availability of energy in AgRP neurons and as a molecular switch that regulates homeostatic feeding behavior.
- Subjects
UNFOLDED protein response; PHOSPHORYLATION; NEURONS; MOLECULAR switches; ENDOPLASMIC reticulum; ENERGY metabolism
- Publication
Diabetes, 2023, Vol 72, Issue 10, p1384
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/db23-0004