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The 14th Ile residue is essential for Leptin function in regulating energy homeostasis in rat.

Authors: Xu, Shuyang  Zhu, Xianmin  Li, Hong  Hu, Youtian  Zhou, Jinping  He, Di  Feng, Yun  Lu, Lina  Du, Guizhen  Hu, Youjin  Liu, Tiancheng  Wang, Zhen  Ding, Guohui  Chen, Jiayu  Gao, Shaorong  Wu, Fang  Xue, Zhigang  Li, Yixue  Fan, Guoping 
Citation: Xu S, etal., Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 5;6:28508. doi: 10.1038/srep28508.
RGD ID: 13210573
Pubmed: PMID:27378381   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC4932527   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1038/srep28508   (Journal Full-text)

LEPTIN (LEP) is a circulating hormone released primarily from white adipocytes and is crucial for regulating satiety and energy homeostasis in humans and animals. Using the CRISPR technology, we created a set of Lep mutant rats that carry either null mutations or a deletion of the 14(th) Ile (LEP(¿I14)) in the mature LEP protein. We examined the potential off-target sites (OTS) by whole-genome high-throughput sequencing and/or Sanger-sequencing analysis and found no OTS in mutant rats. Mature LEP(¿I14) is incessantly produced and released to blood at a much elevated level due to the feedback loop. Structure modeling of binding conformation between mutant LEP(¿I14) and LEPTIN receptor (LEPR) suggests that the conformation of LEP(¿I14) impairs its binding with LEPR, consistent with its inability to activate STAT3-binding element in the luciferase reporter assay. Phenotypic study demonstrated that Lep(¿I14) rats recapitulate phenotypes of Lep-null mutant rats including obesity, hyperinsulinemia, hepatic steatosis, nephropathy, and infertility. Compared to the existing ob/ob mouse models, this Lep(¿I14/¿I14) rat strain provides a robust tool for further dissecting the roles of LEP in the diabetes related kidney disease and reproduction problem, beyond its well established function in regulating energy homeostasis.

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Gene Lepem1 leptin; CRISPR/Cas9 induced mutant 1 Rattus norvegicus
Strain SD-Lepem1 null Rattus norvegicus

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