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Usher ET, Showalter SA. Biophysical insights into glucose-dependent transcriptional regulation by PDX1. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102623. [PMID: 36272648 PMCID: PMC9691942 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX1) is a central regulator of glucose-dependent transcription of insulin in pancreatic β cells. PDX1 transcription factor activity is integral to the development and sustained health of the pancreas; accordingly, deciphering the complex network of cellular cues that lead to PDX1 activation or inactivation is an important step toward understanding the etiopathologies of pancreatic diseases and the development of novel therapeutics. Despite nearly 3 decades of research into PDX1 control of Insulin expression, the molecular mechanisms that dictate the function of PDX1 in response to glucose are still elusive. The transcriptional activation functions of PDX1 are regulated, in part, by its two intrinsically disordered regions, which pose a barrier to its structural and biophysical characterization. Indeed, many studies of PDX1 interactions, clinical mutations, and posttranslational modifications lack molecular level detail. Emerging methods for the quantitative study of intrinsically disordered regions and refined models for transactivation now enable us to validate and interrogate the biochemical and biophysical features of PDX1 that dictate its function. The goal of this review is to summarize existing PDX1 studies and, further, to generate a comprehensive resource for future studies of transcriptional control via PDX1.
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- Emery T Usher
- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Franson JJ, Grose JH, Larson KW, Bridgewater LC. Gut Microbiota Regulates the Interaction between Diet and Genetics to Influence Glucose Tolerance. MEDICINES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:34. [PMID: 34357150 PMCID: PMC8304968 DOI: 10.3390/medicines8070034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background: Metabolic phenotypes are the result of an intricate interplay between multiple factors, including diet, genotype, and the gut microbiome. Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) kinase is a nutrient-sensing serine/threonine kinase, whose absence (PASK-/-) protects against triglyceride accumulation, insulin resistance, and weight gain on a high-fat diet; conditions that are associated with dysbiosis of the gut microbiome. Methods: Herein, we report the metabolic effects of the interplay of diet (high fat high sugar, HFHS), genotype (PASK-/-), and microbiome (16S sequencing). Results: Microbiome analysis identified a diet-induced, genotype-independent forked shift, with two discrete clusters of HFHS mice having increased beta and decreased alpha diversity. A "lower" cluster contained elevated levels of Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Defferibacteres, and was associated with increased weight gain, glucose intolerance, triglyceride accumulation, and decreased claudin-1 expression. Genotypic effects were observed within the clusters, lower cluster PASK-/- mice displayed increased weight gain and decreased triglyceride accumulation, whereas upper PASK-/- were resistant to decreased claudin-1. Conclusions: These results confirm previous reports that PAS kinase deficiency can protect mice against the deleterious effects of diet, and they suggest that microbiome imbalances can override protection. In addition, these results support a healthy diet for beneficial microbiome maintenance and suggest microbial culprits associated with metabolic disease.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.J.F.); (K.W.L.)
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Wang K, Tian S, Galindo-González J, Dávalos LM, Zhang Y, Zhao H. Molecular adaptation and convergent evolution of frugivory in Old World and neotropical fruit bats. Mol Ecol 2020; 29:4366-4381. [PMID: 32633855 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Although cases of independent adaptation to the same dietary niche have been documented in mammalian ecology, the molecular correlates of such shifts are seldom known. Here, we used genomewide analyses of molecular evolution to examine two lineages of bats that, from an insectivorous ancestor, have both independently evolved obligate frugivory: the Old World family Pteropodidae and the neotropical subfamily Stenodermatinae. New genome assemblies from two neotropical fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis and Sturnira hondurensis) provide a framework for comparisons with Old World fruit bats. Comparative genomics of 10 bat species encompassing dietary diversity across the phylogeny revealed convergent molecular signatures of frugivory in both multigene family evolution and single-copy genes. Evidence for convergent molecular adaptations associated with frugivorous diets includes the composition of three subfamilies of olfactory receptor genes, losses of three bitter taste receptor genes, losses of two digestive enzyme genes and convergent amino acid substitutions in several metabolic genes. By identifying suites of adaptations associated with the convergent evolution of frugivory, our analyses both reveal the extent of molecular mechanisms under selection in dietary shifts and will facilitate future studies of molecular ecology in mammals.
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- Kai Wang
- Department of Ecology, Tibetan Centre for Ecology and Conservation at WHU-TU, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,The State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering of China, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ecology, Tibetan Centre for Ecology and Conservation at WHU-TU, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Novogene Bioinformatics Institute, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology and Applied Ecology Institute (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa,Veracruz, Mexico
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution and Center for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Tibetan Centre for Ecology and Conservation at WHU-TU, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ecology, Tibetan Centre for Ecology and Conservation at WHU-TU, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,College of Science, Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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Per-Arnt-Sim Kinase (PASK) Deficiency Increases Cellular Respiration on a Standard Diet and Decreases Liver Triglyceride Accumulation on a Western High-Fat High-Sugar Diet. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10121990. [PMID: 30558306 PMCID: PMC6316003 DOI: 10.3390/nu10121990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Diabetes and the related disease metabolic syndrome are epidemic in the United States, in part due to a shift in diet and decrease in physical exercise. PAS kinase is a sensory protein kinase associated with many of the phenotypes of these diseases, including hepatic triglyceride accumulation and metabolic dysregulation in male mice placed on a high-fat diet. Herein we provide the first characterization of the effects of western diet (high-fat high-sugar, HFHS) on Per-Arnt-Sim kinase mice (PASK−/−) and the first characterization of both male and female PASK−/− mice. Soleus muscle from the PASK−/− male mice displayed a 2-fold higher oxidative phosphorylation capacity than wild type (WT) on the normal chow diet. PASK−/− male mice were also resistant to hepatic triglyceride accumulation on the HFHS diet, displaying a 2.7-fold reduction in hepatic triglycerides compared to WT mice on the HFHS diet. These effects on male hepatic triglyceride were further explored through mass spectrometry-based lipidomics. The absence of PAS kinase was found to affect many of the 44 triglycerides analyzed, preventing hepatic triglyceride accumulation in response to the HFHS diet. In contrast, the female mice showed resistance to hepatic triglyceride accumulation on the HFHS diet regardless of genotype, suggesting the effects of PAS kinase may be masked.
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Kikani CK, Wu X, Paul L, Sabic H, Shen Z, Shakya A, Keefe A, Villanueva C, Kardon G, Graves B, Tantin D, Rutter J. Pask integrates hormonal signaling with histone modification via Wdr5 phosphorylation to drive myogenesis. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27661449 PMCID: PMC5035144 DOI: 10.7554/elife.17985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PAS domain containing protein kinase (Pask) is an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase implicated in energy homeostasis and metabolic regulation across eukaryotic species. We now describe an unexpected role of Pask in promoting the differentiation of myogenic progenitor cells, embryonic stem cells and adipogenic progenitor cells. This function of Pask is dependent upon its ability to phosphorylate Wdr5, a member of several protein complexes including those that catalyze histone H3 Lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) during transcriptional activation. Our findings suggest that, during myoblast differentiation, Pask stimulates the conversion of repressive H3K4me1 to activating H3K4me3 marks on the promoter of the differentiation gene myogenin (Myog) via Wdr5 phosphorylation. This enhances accessibility of the MyoD transcription factor and enables transcriptional activation of the Myog promoter to initiate muscle differentiation. Thus, as an upstream kinase of Wdr5, Pask integrates signaling cues with the transcriptional network to regulate the differentiation of progenitor cells. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17985.001
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- Chintan K Kikani
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States.,Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States.,Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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DeMille D, Badal BD, Evans JB, Mathis AD, Anderson JF, Grose JH. PAS kinase is activated by direct SNF1-dependent phosphorylation and mediates inhibition of TORC1 through the phosphorylation and activation of Pbp1. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:569-82. [PMID: 25428989 PMCID: PMC4310746 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-06-1088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We describe the interplay between three sensory protein kinases in yeast: AMP-regulated kinase (AMPK, or SNF1 in yeast), PAS kinase 1 (Psk1 in yeast), and the target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1). This signaling cascade occurs through the SNF1-dependent phosphorylation and activation of Psk1, which phosphorylates and activates poly(A)- binding protein binding protein 1 (Pbp1), which then inhibits TORC1 through sequestration at stress granules. The SNF1-dependent phosphorylation of Psk1 appears to be direct, in that Snf1 is necessary and sufficient for Psk1 activation by alternate carbon sources, is required for altered Psk1 protein mobility, is able to phosphorylate Psk1 in vitro, and binds Psk1 via its substrate-targeting subunit Gal83. Evidence for the direct phosphorylation and activation of Pbp1 by Psk1 is also provided by in vitro and in vivo kinase assays, including the reduction of Pbp1 localization at distinct cytoplasmic foci and subsequent rescue of TORC1 inhibition in PAS kinase-deficient yeast. In support of this signaling cascade, Snf1-deficient cells display increased TORC1 activity, whereas cells containing hyperactive Snf1 display a PAS kinase-dependent decrease in TORC1 activity. This interplay between yeast SNF1, Psk1, and TORC1 allows for proper glucose allocation during nutrient depletion, reducing cell growth and proliferation when energy is low.
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- Desiree DeMille
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Chemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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Sabatini PV, Lynn FC. All-encomPASsing regulation of β-cells: PAS domain proteins in β-cell dysfunction and diabetes. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2015; 26:49-57. [PMID: 25500169 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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As a sensory micro-organ, pancreatic β-cells continually respond to nutritional signals and neuroendocrine input from other glucoregulatory organs. This sensory ability is essential for normal β-cell function and systemic glucose homeostasis. Period circadian protein (Per)-aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator protein (Arnt)-single-minded protein (Sim) (PAS) domain proteins have a conserved role as sensory proteins, critical in adaptation to changes in voltage, oxygen potential, and xenobiotics. Within β-cells, PAS domain proteins such as hypoxia inducible factor 1α (Hif1α), Arnt, PAS kinase, Bmal1, and Clock respond to disparate stimuli, but act in concert to maintain proper β-cell function. Elucidating the function of these factors in islets offers a unique insight into the sensing capacity of β-cells, the consequences of impaired sensory function, and the potential to develop novel therapeutic targets for preserving β-cell function in diabetes.
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- Paul V Sabatini
- Diabetes Research Group, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; The Departments of Surgery and Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4H4 Canada.
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- Diabetes Research Group, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; The Departments of Surgery and Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4H4 Canada.
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Zhou G, Sinnett-Smith J, Liu SH, Yu J, Wu J, Sanchez R, Pandol SJ, Abrol R, Nemunaitis J, Rozengurt E, Brunicardi FC. Down-regulation of pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1 by somatostatin receptor subtype 5: a novel mechanism for inhibition of cellular proliferation and insulin secretion by somatostatin. Front Physiol 2014; 5:226. [PMID: 25009500 PMCID: PMC4069483 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Somatostatin (SST) is a regulatory peptide and acts as an endogenous inhibitory regulator of the secretory and proliferative responses of target cells. SST’s actions are mediated by a family of seven transmembrane domain G protein-coupled receptors that comprise five distinct subtypes (SSTR1-5). SSTR5 is one of the major SSTRs in the islets of Langerhans. Homeodomain-containing transcription factor pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1) is essential for pancreatic development, β cell differentiation, maintenance of normal β cell functions in adults and tumorigenesis. Recent studies show that SSTR5 acts as a negative regulator for PDX-1 expression and that SSTR5 mediates somatostatin’s inhibitory effect on cell proliferation and insulin expression/excretion through down-regulating PDX-1 expression. SSTR5 exerts its inhibitory effect on PDX-1 expression at both the transcriptional level by down-regulating PDX-1 mRNA and the post-translational level by enhancing PDX-1 ubiquitination. Identification of PDX-1 as a transcriptional target for SSTR5 may help in guiding the choice of therapeutic cancer treatments.
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- Guisheng Zhou
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA ; CURE: Digestive Disease Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- CURE: Digestive Disease Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA ; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- CURE: Digestive Disease Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA ; Department of Medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA, USA ; Veterans Affairs Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Gradalis, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA ; Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers Dallas, TX, USA
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- CURE: Digestive Disease Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA ; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA ; CURE: Digestive Disease Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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DeMille D, Bikman BT, Mathis AD, Prince JT, Mackay JT, Sowa SW, Hall TD, Grose JH. A comprehensive protein-protein interactome for yeast PAS kinase 1 reveals direct inhibition of respiration through the phosphorylation of Cbf1. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:2199-215. [PMID: 24850888 PMCID: PMC4091833 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-10-0631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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PAS kinase is a conserved sensory protein kinase required for glucose homeostasis. The interactome for yeast PAS kinase 1 (Psk1) is identified, revealing 93 binding partners. Evidence is provided for in vivo phosphorylation of Cbf1 and subsequent inhibition of respiration, supporting a role for Psk1 in partitioning glucose for cell growth. Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) kinase is a sensory protein kinase required for glucose homeostasis in yeast, mice, and humans, yet little is known about the molecular mechanisms of its function. Using both yeast two-hybrid and copurification approaches, we identified the protein–protein interactome for yeast PAS kinase 1 (Psk1), revealing 93 novel putative protein binding partners. Several of the Psk1 binding partners expand the role of PAS kinase in glucose homeostasis, including new pathways involved in mitochondrial metabolism. In addition, the interactome suggests novel roles for PAS kinase in cell growth (gene/protein expression, replication/cell division, and protein modification and degradation), vacuole function, and stress tolerance. In vitro kinase studies using a subset of 25 of these binding partners identified Mot3, Zds1, Utr1, and Cbf1 as substrates. Further evidence is provided for the in vivo phosphorylation of Cbf1 at T211/T212 and for the subsequent inhibition of respiration. This respiratory role of PAS kinase is consistent with the reported hypermetabolism of PAS kinase–deficient mice, identifying a possible molecular mechanism and solidifying the evolutionary importance of PAS kinase in the regulation of glucose homeostasis.
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- Desiree DeMille
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Chemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Chemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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Semache M, Ghislain J, Zarrouki B, Tremblay C, Poitout V. Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1 nuclear localization is regulated by glucose in dispersed rat islets but not in insulin-secreting cell lines. Islets 2014; 6:e982376. [PMID: 25437380 PMCID: PMC4588559 DOI: 10.4161/19382014.2014.982376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The transcription factor Pancreatic and Duodenal Homeobox-1 (PDX-1) plays a major role in the development and function of pancreatic β-cells and its mutation results in diabetes. In adult β-cells, glucose stimulates transcription of the insulin gene in part by regulating PDX-1 expression, stability and activity. Glucose is also thought to modulate PDX-1 nuclear translocation but in vitro studies examining nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling of endogenous or ectopically expressed PDX-1 in insulin-secreting cell lines have led to conflicting results. Here we show that endogenous PDX-1 undergoes translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in response to glucose in dispersed rat islets but not in insulin-secreting MIN6, HIT-T15, or INS832/13 cells. Interestingly, however, we found that a PDX-1-GFP fusion protein can shuttle from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in response to glucose stimulation in HIT-T15 cells. Our results suggest that the regulation of endogenous PDX-1 sub-cellular localization by glucose is observed in primary islets and that care should be taken when interpreting data from insulin-secreting cell lines.
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Key Words
- ANOVA, analysis of variance
- BSA, bovine serum albumin
- DAPI, 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
- DMEM, dulbecco's modified eagle medium
- EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- GFP, green fluorescent protein
- HDAC, histone deacetylase
- HIT-T15
- INS832/13
- KRBH, krebs ringer bicarbonate hepes
- MIN6
- MODY, maturity-onset diabetes of the young
- PDX-1
- PDX-1, pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1
- SEM, standard error of the mean
- SUMO, small ubiquitin-like modifier
- T2D, type 2 diabetes
- ZDF, zucker diabetic fatty
- glucose
- glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
- nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling
- pancreatic β cells
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- Meriem Semache
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center; CRCHUM; Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry; University of Montreal; QC, Canada
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center; CRCHUM; Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center; CRCHUM; Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Medicine; University of Montreal; QC, Canada
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center; CRCHUM; Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry; University of Montreal; QC, Canada
- Department of Medicine; University of Montreal; QC, Canada
- Correspondence to: Vincent Poitout;
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Glucose regulates protein kinase CK2 in pancreatic β-cells and its interaction with PDX-1. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:2786-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DeMille D, Grose JH. PAS kinase: a nutrient sensing regulator of glucose homeostasis. IUBMB Life 2013; 65:921-9. [PMID: 24265199 PMCID: PMC4081539 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) kinase (PASK, PASKIN, and PSK) is a member of the group of nutrient sensing protein kinases. These protein kinases sense the energy or nutrient status of the cell and regulate cellular metabolism appropriately. PAS kinase responds to glucose availability and regulates glucose homeostasis in yeast, mice, and man. Despite this pivotal role, the molecular mechanisms of PAS kinase regulation and function are largely unknown. This review focuses on what is known about PAS kinase, including its conservation from yeast to man, identified substrates, associated phenotypes and role in metabolic disease.
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- Desiree DeMille
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
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In healthy individuals, insulin resistance is associated with physiological conditions such as pregnancy or body weight gain and triggers an increase in beta cell number and insulin secretion capacity to preserve normoglycaemia. Failure of this beta cell compensation capacity is a fundamental cause of diabetic hyperglycaemia. Incomplete understanding of the molecular mechanisms controlling the plasticity of adult beta cells mechanisms and how these cells fail during the pathogenesis of diabetes strongly limits the ability to develop new beta cell-specific therapies. Here, current knowledge of the signalling pathways controlling beta cell plasticity is reviewed, and possible directions for future research are discussed.
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- B Thorens
- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Semache M, Zarrouki B, Fontés G, Fogarty S, Kikani C, Chawki MB, Rutter J, Poitout V. Per-Arnt-Sim kinase regulates pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 protein stability via phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β in pancreatic β-cells. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:24825-33. [PMID: 23853095 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.495945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In pancreatic β-cells, glucose induces the binding of the transcription factor pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1) to the insulin gene promoter to activate insulin gene transcription. At low glucose levels, glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) is known to phosphorylate PDX-1 on C-terminal serine residues, which triggers PDX-1 proteasomal degradation. We previously showed that the serine/threonine Per-Arnt-Sim domain-containing kinase (PASK) regulates insulin gene transcription via PDX-1. However, the mechanisms underlying this regulation are unknown. In this study, we aimed to identify the role of PASK in the regulation of PDX-1 phosphorylation, protein expression, and stability in insulin-secreting cells and isolated rodent islets of Langerhans. We observed that glucose induces a decrease in overall PDX-1 serine phosphorylation and that overexpression of WT PASK mimics this effect. In vitro, PASK directly phosphorylates GSK3β on its inactivating phosphorylation site Ser(9). Overexpression of a kinase-dead (KD), dominant negative version of PASK blocks glucose-induced Ser(9) phosphorylation of GSK3β. Accordingly, GSK3β Ser(9) phosphorylation is reduced in islets from pask-null mice. Overexpression of WT PASK or KD GSK3β protects PDX-1 from degradation and results in increased PDX-1 protein abundance. Conversely, overexpression of KD PASK blocks glucose-induction of PDX-1 protein. We conclude that PASK phosphorylates and inactivates GSK3β, thereby preventing PDX-1 serine phosphorylation and alleviating GSK3β-mediated PDX-1 protein degradation in pancreatic β-cells.
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- Meriem Semache
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CRCHUM, Quebec City H1W4A4, Canada
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Frogne T, Sylvestersen KB, Kubicek S, Nielsen ML, Hecksher-Sørensen J. Pdx1 is post-translationally modified in vivo and serine 61 is the principal site of phosphorylation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35233. [PMID: 22509401 PMCID: PMC3324462 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Maintaining sufficient levels of Pdx1 activity is a prerequisite for proper regulation of blood glucose homeostasis and beta cell function. Mice that are haploinsufficient for Pdx1 display impaired glucose tolerance and lack the ability to increase beta cell mass in response to decreased insulin signaling. Several studies have shown that post-translational modifications are regulating Pdx1 activity through intracellular localization and binding to co-factors. Understanding the signaling cues converging on Pdx1 and modulating its activity is therefore an attractive approach in diabetes treatment. We employed a novel technique called Nanofluidic Proteomic Immunoassay to characterize the post-translational profile of Pdx1. Following isoelectric focusing in nano-capillaries, this technology relies on a pan specific antibody for detection and it therefore allows the relative abundance of differently charged protein species to be examined simultaneously. In all eukaryotic cells tested we find that the Pdx1 protein separates into four distinct peaks whereas Pdx1 protein from bacteria only produces one peak. Of the four peaks in eukaryotic cells we correlate one of them to a phosphorylation Using alanine scanning and mass spectrometry we map this phosphorylation to serine 61 in both Min6 cells and in exogenous Pdx1 over-expressed in HEK293 cells. A single phosphorylation is also present in cultured islets but it remains unaffected by changes in glucose levels. It is present during embryogenesis but is not required for pancreas development.
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- Thomas Frogne
- Department of Beta-cell Regeneration, Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Beta-cell Regeneration, Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark
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Shirasawa S, Yoshie S, Yokoyama T, Tomotsune D, Yue F, Sasaki K. A Novel Stepwise Differentiation of Functional Pancreatic Exocrine Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:1071-8. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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- Sakiko Shirasawa
- Laboratory for Advanced Health Sciences, Bourbon Institutes of Health, BOURBON Corporation, Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Laboratory for Advanced Health Sciences, Bourbon Institutes of Health, BOURBON Corporation, Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Schläfli P, Tröger J, Eckhardt K, Borter E, Spielmann P, Wenger RH. Substrate preference and phosphatidylinositol monophosphate inhibition of the catalytic domain of the Per-Arnt-Sim domain kinase PASKIN. FEBS J 2011; 278:1757-68. [PMID: 21418524 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08100.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain serine/threonine kinase PASKIN, or PAS kinase, links energy flux and protein synthesis in yeast, regulates glycogen synthesis and protein translation in mammals, and might be involved in insulin regulation in the pancreas. According to the current model, binding of a putative ligand to the PAS domain disinhibits the kinase domain, leading to PASKIN autophosphorylation and increased kinase activity. To date, only synthetic but no endogenous PASKIN ligands have been reported. In the present study, we identified a number of novel PASKIN kinase targets, including ribosomal protein S6. Together with our previous identification of eukaryotic elongation factor 1A1, this suggests a role for PASKIN in the regulation of mammalian protein translation. When searching for endogenous PASKIN ligands, we found that various phospholipids can bind PASKIN and stimulate its autophosphorylation. Interestingly, the strongest binding and autophosphorylation was achieved with monophosphorylated phosphatidylinositols. However, stimulated PASKIN autophosphorylation did not correlate with ribosomal protein S6 and eukaryotic elongation factor 1A1 target phosphorylation. Although autophosphorylation was enhanced by monophosphorylated phosphatidylinositols, di- and tri-phosphorylated phosphatidylinositols inhibited autophosphorylation. By contrast, target phosphorylation was always inhibited, with the highest efficiency for di- and tri-phosphorylated phosphatidylinositols. Because phosphatidylinositol monophosphates were found to interact with the kinase rather than with the PAS domain, these data suggest a multiligand regulation of PASKIN activity, including a still unknown PAS domain binding/activating ligand and kinase domain binding modulatory phosphatidylinositol phosphates.
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- Philipp Schläfli
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Ouyang Y, Xu Q, Mitsui K, Motizuki M, Xu Z. PSK2 coordinates glucose metabolism and utilization to maintain ultradian clock-coupled respiratory oscillation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 509:52-8. [PMID: 21345330 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ultradian clock-coupled respiratory oscillation (UCRO) in an aerobic continuous culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C is principally regulated by control of certain redox reactions of energy metabolism. It is also modulated by the metabolism of storage carbohydrates during adaptation to environmental change. However, the mechanism of cell sensing and response to environmental nutrients in UCRO is unknown. The purpose of the present study was to determine the role of PSK2 kinase in UCRO in yeast. S. cerevisiae in culture showed oscillation in PSK2 mRNA levels with a definite phase relationship to the respiratory oscillation. Furthermore, inactivation of Psk2 by gene disruption severely affected UCRO and its decline to undetectable levels within 2days. In addition, the extracellular and intracellular glucose concentrations of PSK2 deletion mutants in culture were higher and lower, respectively, than those of the wild type. PSK2 mutant cells showed no alteration in redox state. Furthermore, the levels of storage carbohydrates such as glycogen and trehalose fluctuated in PSK2 mutants with attenuated amplitudes comparable to those in the wild type. The results indicated that PSK2 kinase is important for the uptake of glucose and regulation of storage-carbohydrate synthesis and hence the maintenance of an unperturbed continuously oscillating state.
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- Yuhui Ouyang
- Department of Biochemistry 2, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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Meng R, Götz C, Montenarh M. The role of protein kinase CK2 in the regulation of the insulin production of pancreatic islets. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 401:203-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Meng R, Al-Quobaili F, Müller I, Götz C, Thiel G, Montenarh M. CK2 phosphorylation of Pdx-1 regulates its transcription factor activity. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:2481-9. [PMID: 20339896 PMCID: PMC11115922 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0348-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Revised: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The duodenal homeobox-1 protein Pdx-1 is one of the regulators for the transcription of the insulin gene. Pdx-1 is a phosphoprotein, and there is increasing evidence for the regulation of some of its functions by phosphorylation. Here, we asked whether protein kinase CK2 might phosphorylate Pdx-1 and how this phosphorylation could be implicated in the functional regulation of Pdx-1. We used fragments of Pdx-1 as well as phosphorylation mutants for experiments with protein kinase CK2. Transactivation was measured by reporter assays using the insulin promoter. Our data showed that Pdx-1 is phosphorylated by protein kinase CK2 at amino acids thr(231) and ser(232), and this phosphorylation was implicated in the regulation of the transcription factor activity of Pdx-1. Furthermore, inhibition of protein kinase CK2 by specific inhibitors led to an elevated release of insulin from pancreatic beta-cells. Thus, these findings identify CK2 as a novel mediator of the insulin metabolism.
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- Rui Meng
- Medizinische Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Gebäude 44, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Gebäude 44, 66424 Homburg, Germany
- Present Address: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, 6735 Damascus, Syria
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- Medizinische Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Gebäude 44, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Gebäude 44, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Gebäude 44, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Gebäude 44, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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The role of PAS kinase in PASsing the glucose signal. SENSORS 2010; 10:5668-82. [PMID: 22219681 PMCID: PMC3247726 DOI: 10.3390/s100605668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 03/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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PAS kinase is an evolutionarily conserved nutrient responsive protein kinase that regulates glucose homeostasis. Mammalian PAS kinase is activated by glucose in pancreatic beta cells, and knockout mice are protected from obesity, liver triglyceride accumulation, and insulin resistance when fed a high-fat diet. Yeast PAS kinase is regulated by both carbon source and cell integrity stress and stimulates the partitioning of glucose toward structural carbohydrate biosynthesis. In our current model for PAS kinase regulation, a small molecule metabolite binds the sensory PAS domain and activates the enzyme. Although bona fide PAS kinase substrates are scarce, in vitro substrate searches provide putative targets for exploration.
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Fontés G, Semache M, Hagman DK, Tremblay C, Shah R, Rhodes CJ, Rutter J, Poitout V. Involvement of Per-Arnt-Sim Kinase and extracellular-regulated kinases-1/2 in palmitate inhibition of insulin gene expression in pancreatic beta-cells. Diabetes 2009; 58:2048-58. [PMID: 19502418 PMCID: PMC2731539 DOI: 10.2337/db08-0579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Prolonged exposure of pancreatic beta-cells to simultaneously elevated levels of fatty acids and glucose (glucolipotoxicity) impairs insulin gene transcription. However, the intracellular signaling pathways mediating these effects are mostly unknown. This study aimed to ascertain the role of extracellular-regulated kinases (ERKs)1/2, protein kinase B (PKB), and Per-Arnt-Sim kinase (PASK) in palmitate inhibition of insulin gene expression in pancreatic beta-cells. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS MIN6 cells and isolated rat islets were cultured in the presence of elevated glucose, with or without palmitate or ceramide. ERK1/2 phosphorylation, PKB phosphorylation, and PASK expression were examined by immunoblotting and real-time PCR. The role of these kinases in insulin gene expression was assessed using pharmacological and molecular approaches. RESULTS Exposure of MIN6 cells and islets to elevated glucose induced ERK1/2 and PKB phosphorylation, which was further enhanced by palmitate. Inhibition of ERK1/2, but not of PKB, partially prevented the inhibition of insulin gene expression in the presence of palmitate or ceramide. Glucose-induced expression of PASK mRNA and protein levels was reduced in the presence of palmitate. Overexpression of wild-type PASK increased insulin and pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 gene expression in MIN6 cells and rat islets incubated with glucose and palmitate, whereas overexpression of a kinase-dead PASK mutant in rat islets decreased expression of insulin and pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 and increased C/EBPbeta expression. CONCLUSIONS Both the PASK and ERK1/2 signaling pathways mediate palmitate inhibition of insulin gene expression. These findings identify PASK as a novel mediator of glucolipotoxicity on the insulin gene in pancreatic beta-cells.
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- Ghislaine Fontés
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Kovler Diabetes Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Endocrinology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Corresponding author: Vincent Poitout,
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Production and secretion of insulin from the β-cells of the pancreas is very crucial in maintaining normoglycaemia. This is achieved by tight regulation of insulin synthesis and exocytosis from the β-cells in response to changes in blood glucose levels. The synthesis of insulin is regulated by blood glucose levels at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. Although many transcription factors have been implicated in the regulation of insulin gene transcription, three β-cell-specific transcriptional regulators, Pdx-1 (pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1), NeuroD1 (neurogenic differentiation 1) and MafA (V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologue A), have been demonstrated to play a crucial role in glucose induction of insulin gene transcription and pancreatic β-cell function. These three transcription factors activate insulin gene expression in a co-ordinated and synergistic manner in response to increasing glucose levels. It has been shown that changes in glucose concentrations modulate the function of these β-cell transcription factors at multiple levels. These include changes in expression levels, subcellular localization, DNA-binding activity, transactivation capability and interaction with other proteins. Furthermore, all three transcription factors are able to induce insulin gene expression when expressed in non-β-cells, including liver and intestinal cells. The present review summarizes the recent findings on how glucose modulates the function of the β-cell transcription factors Pdx-1, NeuroD1 and MafA, and thereby tightly regulates insulin synthesis in accordance with blood glucose levels.
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Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes and obesity, are fundamentally caused by cellular energy imbalance and dysregulation. Therefore, understanding the regulation of cellular fuel and energy metabolism is of great importance to develop effective therapies for metabolic disease. The cellular nutrient and energy sensors, AMPK and TOR, play a key role in maintaining cellular energy homeostasis. Like AMPK and TOR, PAS kinase (PASK) is also a nutrient responsive protein kinase. In yeast, PAS kinase phosphorylates the enzyme Ugp1 and thereby shifts glucose partitioning toward cell wall glucan synthesis at the expense of glycogen synthesis. Consistent with this function, yeast PAS kinase is activated by both cell integrity stress and growth in non-fermentative carbon sources. PASK is also important for proper regulation of glucose metabolism in mammals at both the hormonal and cellular level. In cultured pancreatic beta-cells, PASK is activated by elevated glucose concentrations and is required for glucose-stimulated transcription of the insulin gene. PASK knockdown in cultured myoblasts causes increased glucose oxidation and elevated cellular ATP levels. Mice lacking PASK exhibit increased metabolic rate and resistance to diet-induced obesity. Interestingly, PGC-1 expression and AMPK and TOR activity were not affected in PASK deficient mice, suggesting PASK may exert its metabolic effects through a new mechanism. We propose that PASK plays a significant role in nutrient sensing, metabolic regulation, and energy homeostasis, and is a potential therapeutic target for metabolic disease.
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- Huai-Xiang Hao
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Babu DA, Deering TG, Mirmira RG. A feat of metabolic proportions: Pdx1 orchestrates islet development and function in the maintenance of glucose homeostasis. Mol Genet Metab 2007; 92:43-55. [PMID: 17659992 PMCID: PMC2042521 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2007.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2007] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Emerging evidence over the past decade indicates a central role for transcription factors in the embryonic development of pancreatic islets and the consequent maintenance of normal glucose homeostasis. Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx1) is the best studied and perhaps most important of these factors. Whereas deletion or inactivating mutations of the Pdx1 gene causes whole pancreas agenesis in both mice and humans, even haploinsufficiency of the gene or alterations in its expression in mature islet cells causes substantial impairments in glucose tolerance and the development of a late-onset form of diabetes known as maturity onset diabetes of the young. The study of Pdx1 has revealed crucial phenotypic interrelationships of the varied cell types within the pancreas, particularly as these impinge upon cellular differentiation in the embryo and neogenesis and regeneration in the adult. In this review, we describe the actions of Pdx1 in the developing and mature pancreas and attempt to unify these actions with its known roles in modulating transcriptional complex formation and chromatin structure at the molecular genetic level.
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- Daniella A. Babu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
- Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: University of Virginia Health System, 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Box 801407, Charlottesville, VA 22908. E-mail: , Telephone: 434-924-9416, Fax: 434-982-3796
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