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  • Title: GH/STAT5 signaling during the growth period in livers of mice overexpressing GH.
    Author: Martinez CS, Piazza VG, Díaz ME, Boparai RK, Arum O, Ramírez MC, González L, Becú-Villalobos D, Bartke A, Turyn D, Miquet JG, Sotelo AI.
    Journal: J Mol Endocrinol; 2015 Apr; 54(2):171-84. PubMed ID: 25691498.
    Abstract:
    GH/STAT5 signaling is desensitized in the liver in adult transgenic mice overexpressing GH; however, these animals present greater body size. To assess whether the STAT5 pathway is active during the growth period in the liver in these animals, and how signaling modulators participate in this process, growing transgenic mice and normal siblings were evaluated. STAT5 does not respond to an acute GH-stimulus, but displays higher basal phosphorylation in the livers of growing GH-overexpressing mice. GH receptor and the positive modulators glucocorticoid receptor and HNF1 display greater abundance in transgenic animals, supporting the activity of STAT5. The negative modulators cytokine-induced suppressor and PTP1B are increased in GH-overexpressing mice. The suppressors SOCS2 and SOCS3 exhibit higher mRNA levels in transgenic mice but lower protein content, indicating that they are being actively degraded. Therefore, STAT5 signaling is increased in the liver in GH-transgenic mice during the growth period, with a balance between positive and negative effectors resulting in accelerated but controlled growth.
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