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Ma J, Gao R, Xie Q, Pan X, Tong N. Whole transcriptome sequencing analyses of islets reveal ncRNA regulatory networks underlying impaired insulin secretion and increased β-cell mass in high fat diet-induced diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0300965. [PMID: 38557554 PMCID: PMC10984535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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AIM Our study aims to identify novel non-coding RNA-mRNA regulatory networks associated with β-cell dysfunction and compensatory responses in obesity-related diabetes. METHODS Glucose metabolism, islet architecture and secretion, and insulin sensitivity were characterized in C57BL/6J mice fed on a 60% high-fat diet (HFD) or control for 24 weeks. Islets were isolated for whole transcriptome sequencing to identify differentially expressed (DE) mRNAs, miRNAs, IncRNAs, and circRNAs. Regulatory networks involving miRNA-mRNA, lncRNA-mRNA, and lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA were constructed and functions were assessed through Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses. RESULTS Despite compensatory hyperinsulinemia and a significant increase in β-cell mass with a slow rate of proliferation, HFD mice exhibited impaired glucose tolerance. In isolated islets, insulin secretion in response to glucose and palmitic acid deteriorated after 24 weeks of HFD. Whole transcriptomic sequencing identified a total of 1324 DE mRNAs, 14 DE miRNAs, 179 DE lncRNAs, and 680 DE circRNAs. Our transcriptomic dataset unveiled several core regulatory axes involved in the impaired insulin secretion in HFD mice, such as miR-6948-5p/Cacna1c, miR-6964-3p/Cacna1b, miR-3572-5p/Hk2, miR-3572-5p/Cckar and miR-677-5p/Camk2d. Additionally, proliferative and apoptotic targets, including miR-216a-3p/FKBP5, miR-670-3p/Foxo3, miR-677-5p/RIPK1, miR-802-3p/Smad2 and ENSMUST00000176781/Caspase9 possibly contribute to the increased β-cell mass in HFD islets. Furthermore, competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNA) regulatory network involving 7 DE miRNAs, 15 DE lncRNAs and 38 DE mRNAs might also participate in the development of HFD-induced diabetes. CONCLUSIONS The comprehensive whole transcriptomic sequencing revealed novel non-coding RNA-mRNA regulatory networks associated with impaired insulin secretion and increased β-cell mass in obesity-related diabetes.
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- Jinfang Ma
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Center for Diabetes and Metabolism Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Center for Diabetes and Metabolism Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Center for Diabetes and Metabolism Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Center for Diabetes and Metabolism Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Borghi R, Trivisano M, Specchio N, Tartaglia M, Compagnucci C. Understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying altered neuronal function associated with CAMK2B mutations. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 152:105299. [PMID: 37391113 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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'Dominant mutations in CAMK2B, encoding a subunit of the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CAMK2), a serine/threonine kinase playing a key role in synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, underlie a recently characterized neurodevelopmental disorder (MRD54) characterized by delayed psychomotor development, mild to severe intellectual disability, hypotonia, and behavioral abnormalities. Targeted therapies to treat MRD54 are currently unavailable. In this review, we revise current knowledge on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the altered neuronal function associated with defective CAMKIIβ function. We also summarize the identified genotype-phenotype correlations and discuss the disease models that have been generated to profile the altered neuronal phenotype and understand the pathophysiology of this disease.
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- Rossella Borghi
- Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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O'Leary H, Lasda E, Bayer KU. CaMKIIbeta association with the actin cytoskeleton is regulated by alternative splicing. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:4656-65. [PMID: 16928958 PMCID: PMC1635389 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-03-0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)beta has morphogenic functions in neurons not shared by the alpha isoform. CaMKIIbeta contains three exons (v1, v3, and v4) not present in the CaMKIIalpha gene, and two of these exons (v1 and v4) are subject to differential alternative splicing. We show here that CaMKIIbeta, but not alpha, mediated bundling of F-actin filaments in vitro. Most importantly, inclusion of exon v1 was required for CaMKIIbeta association with the F-actin cytoskeleton within cells. CaMKIIbetae, which is the dominant variant around birth and lacks exon v1 sequences, failed to associate with F-actin. By contrast, CaMKIIbeta', which instead lacks exon v4, associated with F-actin as full-length CaMKIIbeta. Previous studies with CaMKIIbeta mutants have indicated a role of nonstimulated kinase activity in enhancing dendritic arborization. Here, we show that F-actin-targeted CaMKIIbeta, but not alpha, was able to phosphorylate actin in vitro even by nonstimulated basal activity in absence of Ca(2+)/CaM. In rat pancreatic islets and in skeletal muscle, the actin-associated CaMKIIbeta' and betaM were the predominant variants, respectively. Thus, cytoskeletal targeting may mediate functions of CaMKIIbeta variants also outside the nervous system.
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- *Department of Pharmacology
- Biomedical Sciences Program, and
- Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045
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Yamamoto H, Matsumoto K, Araki E, Miyamoto E. New aspects of neurotransmitter release and exocytosis: involvement of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation of synapsin I in insulin exocytosis. J Pharmacol Sci 2004; 93:30-4. [PMID: 14501148 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.93.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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The exocytosis of insulin from pancreatic beta-cells is closely related to intracellular elevation of Ca(2+). The effects of Ca(2+) may be mediated by Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII). Four subunits of CaMKII, termed alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, are encoded by distinct genes, and various isoforms of these subunits exist as different splicing variants. In the brain, phosphorylation of synapsin I by the alpha isoform induces neurotransmitter release. In order to clarify whether phosphorylation of synapsin I by CaMKII was involved in insulin exocytosis, we cloned the isoforms of CaMKII and synapsin I from mouse insulinoma MIN6 cells. We found that beta'e and delta2 are the major isoforms of CaMKII and that synapsin Ib is a major isoform of synapsin I in MIN6 cells. It was interesting that delta2 and synapsin Ib were co-localized with insulin secretory granules in the cells. Treatment of MIN6 cells with glucose and tolbutamide rapidly activated CaMKII. Immunoblot analysis with two antibodies against synapsin I phosphorylated by CaMKII demonstrated the increase in phosphorylation of synapsin I by the secretagogues. Furthermore, the secretagogue-induced phosphorylation of synapsin I and insulin secretion were potentiated by transient overexpression of the beta'e or delta2 isoform. These results suggest that activation of CaMKII and the concomitant phosphorylation of synapsin I induce insulin exocytosis from pancreatic beta-cells.
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- Hideyuki Yamamoto
- Department of Pharmacology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan.
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Tombes RM, Faison MO, Turbeville JM. Organization and evolution of multifunctional Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase genes. Gene 2003; 322:17-31. [PMID: 14644494 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2003.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The "multi-functional" Ca(2+) and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, type II (CaMK-II) is an evolutionarily conserved protein. It has been found as a single gene in the horseshoe crab, marine sponge, sea urchin, nematode, and fruit fly, whereas most vertebrates possess four genes (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta). Species from fruit flies to humans encode alternative splice variants which are differentially targeted to phosphorylate diverse downstream targets of Ca(2+) signaling. By comparing known CaMK-II protein and nucleotide sequences, we have now provided evidence for the evolutionary relatedness of CaMK-IIs. Parsimony analyses unambiguously indicate that the four vertebrate CaMK-II genes arose via repeated duplications. Nucleotide phylogenies show consistent but moderate support for the placement of the vertebrate delta CaMK-II as the earliest diverging vertebrate gene. delta CaMK-II is the only gene with both central and C-terminal variable domains and has three to four times more intronic sequence than the other three genes. beta and gamma CaMK-II genes show strong sequence similarity and have comparable exon and intron organization and utilization. alpha CaMK-II is absent from amphibians (Xenopus laevis) and has the most restricted tissue specificity in mammals, whereas beta, gamma, and delta CaMK-IIs are expressed in most tissues. All 38 known mammalian CaMK-II splice variants were compiled with their tissue specificity and exon usage. Some of these variants use alternative 5' and 3' donors within a single exon as well as alternative promoters. These findings serve as an important benchmark for future phylogenetic, developmental, or biochemical studies on this important, conserved, and highly regulated gene family.
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- Robert M Tombes
- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2012, USA.
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Densin-180 forms a ternary complex with the (alpha)-subunit of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and (alpha)-actinin. J Neurosci 2001. [PMID: 11160423 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-02-00423.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Densin-180 is a transmembrane protein that is tightly associated with the postsynaptic density in CNS neurons and is postulated to function as a synaptic adhesion molecule. Here we report the identification of the alpha-subunit of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and alpha-actinin-4 as potential binding partners for the densin-180 intracellular segment. We demonstrate by yeast two-hybrid and biochemical assays that the intracellular portion of densin-180, the alpha-subunit of CaMKII (CaMKIIalpha), and alpha-actinin interact with each other at distinct binding sites and can form a ternary complex stabilized by multiple interactions. Densin-180 binds specifically to the association domain of CaMKIIalpha and does not bind with high affinity to holoenzymes of CaMKII that contain beta-subunit. The PDZ (PSD-95, DIg, Z0-1) domain of densin contributes to its binding to alpha-actinin. A distinct domain of alpha-actinin interacts with the kinase domains of both alpha- and beta-subunits of CaMKII. Autophosphorylation of CaMKII increases its affinity for densin-180 from an EC(50) of >1 micrometer to an EC(50) of <75-150 nM. In contrast, phosphorylation of densin-180 by CaMKII at serine-1397 only slightly decreases its affinity for CaMKII. The specific interaction of densin-180 with holoenzymes of CaMKII containing only alpha-subunit and the increased affinity of CaMKII for densin-180 after autophosphorylation suggest that densin-180 may be involved in localization of activated CaMKII synthesized in dendrites.
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Tombes RM, Mikkelsen RB, Jarvis WD, Grant S. Downregulation of delta CaM kinase II in human tumor cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1452:1-11. [PMID: 10525155 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(99)00113-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Over two dozen alternative splice variants of CaMK-II, the type II Ca(2+)/CaM-dependent protein kinase, are encoded from four genes (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) in mammalian cells. Isozymes of alpha and beta CaMK-II are well characterized in brain; however, an understanding of the relative endogenous levels of CaMK-II isozymes in a wide variety of non-neuronal cells has not yet been described. In this study, we have demonstrated that CaMK-II consists primarily of the 54 kDa delta CaMK-II (delta(2) or delta(C)) isozyme in rodent fibroblasts. beta and gamma CaMK-II isozymes are minor and alpha CaMK-II was not expressed. The primary delta CaMK-II in human fibroblasts and the MCF10A mammary epithelial cell line was the 52 kDa delta(4) CaMK-II, an isozyme identical to delta(2) except for a missing 21-amino-acid C-terminal tail. delta CaMK-II levels were diminished in both human and rodent fibroblasts after SV40 transformation and in the mammary adenocarcinoma MCF7 cell line when compared to MCF10A cells. In fact, most tumor cells exhibited CaMK-II specific activities which were two- to tenfold lower than in untransformed fibroblasts. We conducted complementary CaMK-II studies on the NGF-induced differentiation of rat PC-12 cells. Although no new synthesis of CaMK-II occurs, neurite outgrowth in these cells is accompanied by a preferential activation of delta CaMK-II. Endogenous delta CaMK-II has a perinuclear distribution in fibroblasts and extends along neurites in PC-12 cells. These findings point to a role for delta CaMK-II isozymes in cellular differentiation.
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- R M Tombes
- Massey Cancer Center and Department of Biology, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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Fischer LJ, Wagner MA, Madhukar BV. Potential involvement of calcium, CaM kinase II, and MAP kinases in PCB-stimulated insulin release from RINm5F cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1999; 159:194-203. [PMID: 10486306 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are environmental contaminants that induce release of insulin in rat insulinoma cells, RINm5F (Fischer et al., Life Sci. (1996) 59, 2041-2049). In the present study the mechanisms of this effect were investigated using noncytotoxic concentrations (10 microg/ml) of a PCB mixture, Aroclor-1254, and the pure PCB congeners 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl and 2,2',4,4',5, 5'-hexachlorobiphenyl. Treatment of RINm5F cells with each of these agents resulted in a rapid increase in intracellular free calcium. The presence of extracellular calcium was required for PCB-induced insulin release because removal of calcium from the medium attenuated the effect. In addition, pretreatment of RINm5F cells with the calcium channel blocker verapamil also blocked PCB-induced insulin release. To determine whether PCB-related insulin release could be associated with the enzyme, calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaM kinase II), RINm5F cells were pretreated with the CaM kinase II inhibitor KN-93. PCB-induced insulin release was completely blocked by KN-93. Under similar treatment conditions, PCBs also induced the activity of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) 1 and 2. However, inhibition of MAPK activation by a specific inhibitor, PD-98059 (10.0 microM) did not prevent insulin release induced by PCBs. The results of the present investigation suggest a role for calcium and CaM kinase II in PCB-induced insulin release. Furthermore, the results suggest that insulin release by PCBs is independent of the activation of MAPKs.
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- L J Fischer
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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Southam L, Ashfield R, Cox R, Lathrop M, Ashcroft SJ. Human islets of Langerhans express the delta(C) isoform of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 1999; 15:243-6. [PMID: 10495472 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-7560(199907/08)15:4<243::aid-dmrr40>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is considerable evidence that calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II) plays a key role in insulin secretion and the enzyme provides a candidate gene for Type 2 diabetes. Since several isoforms of the enzyme exist, it is essential to define which are expressed by the beta-cell. METHODS A human islet cDNA library in lambdaZAPII was screened with a probe for the 5'-end of human gamma CaM kinase II. Since this region is very homologous between the different isoforms, it is expected that isoforms other than gamma would be detected. From each of the six positive clones obtained, DNA was prepared and subjected to PCR using primers spanning the variable region in which the main variability of CaM kinase II isoforms resides. PCR products were purified and sequenced in both directions. The beta-cell line MIN6 was screened for CaM kinase II delta by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and by Western blotting. RESULTS The sequences of five of the human islet PCR products indicated that the clones corresponded to the gamma(B) isoform whose expression in human islets we have previously documented. The other PCR product, however, gave a sequence containing the variable domains II and VII characteristic of CaM kinase II delta. This sequence and the absence of other domains in this region identified the clone as CaM kinase II delta(C). The expression of CaM kinase II delta in MIN6 beta-cells was confirmed by RT-PCR and by Western blotting. CONCLUSIONS Human islets of Langerhans express the delta(C) isoform of CaM kinase II.
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- L Southam
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Genetics Research, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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Jones PM, Persaud SJ. Protein kinases, protein phosphorylation, and the regulation of insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells. Endocr Rev 1998; 19:429-61. [PMID: 9715374 DOI: 10.1210/edrv.19.4.0339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- P M Jones
- Biomedical Sciences Division, King's College London, United Kingdom.
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