The IKC-leptin axis functions as a molecular bridge between neurodevelopment and endocrine signaling
Elena Forzisi, Anika Gaur, Aniket Gaur, Maria del Carmen Medranda, Rachel Philip, Srishti Anand, Clotilde Impaloni, Kiarah T. Leonard, Srinidi Venkateswaran, Federico Sesti
The paper shows that leptin signaling through IKC complexes is critical for neurodevelopment, and that perinatal leptin supplementation can reverse defects in Kcnb1-null mice.
iScience · Oct 9, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience