Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Regulates Trophoblast Giant Cell Differentiation Via Janus Kinase 1-signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3-suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Pathway

Overview

Journal Mol Endocrinol

Specialties Endocrinology
Molecular Biology

Date 2008 May 3

PMID 18451094

Citations 25

Authors

Yutaka Takahashi

Michiko Takahashi

Nick Carpino

Shiann-Tarng Jou

Jyh-Rong Chao

Satoshi Tanaka

Yasufumi Shigeyoshi

Evan Parganas

James N Ihle

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Abstract

Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) inhibits leukemia-inhibitory factor (LIF) signaling and acts as a negative regulator. Deletion of SOCS3 causes embryonic lethality because of placental failure, and genetic reduction of LIF or the LIF receptor (LIFR) in SOCS3-deficient mice rescues placental defects and embryonic lethality; this indicates that SOCS3 is an essential inhibitor of LIFR signaling. However, the downstream signaling molecule that acts as a link between the LIFR and SOCS3 has not been identified. In this study we explored the downstream signaling of LIFR. The administration of LIF to SOCS3-heterozygous pregnant mice promotes trophoblast giant cell differentiation and accelerates placental failure in SOCS3-deficient mice. SOCS3-deficient trophoblast stem cells show enhanced and prolonged signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) activation by LIF stimulation. Further, in the trophoblasts of SOCS3-deficient placenta and differentiating cells from the choriocarcinoma-derived cell line Rcho-1 cells, constitutive activation of Stat3 is observed. The forced expression of SOCS3, dominant-negative Stat3, and dominant-negative Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) in Rcho-1 cells significantly suppressed the trophoblast giant cell differentiation of these cells. In addition, the number of trophoblast giant cells is significantly reduced concomitant with an increased number of precursor trophoblasts in JAK1-deficient placentas. Finally, JAK1 deficiency rescues placental defects and embryonic lethality in SOCS3-deficient mice. These results indicate that the LIFR signaling is finely coordinated by JAK1, Stat3, and SOCS3 and regulates trophoblast giant cell differentiation. In addition, these data establish that LIFR-JAK1-Stat3-SOCS3 signaling is an essential pathway for the regulation of trophoblast giant cell differentiation.

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