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Diane A, Allouch A, Mu-U-Min RBA, Al-Siddiqi HH. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in pancreatic β-cell dysfunctionality and diabetes mellitus: a promising target for generation of functional hPSC-derived β-cells in vitro. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1386471. [PMID: 38966213 PMCID: PMC11222326 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1386471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM), is a chronic disorder characterized by impaired glucose homeostasis that results from the loss or dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells leading to type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), respectively. Pancreatic β-cells rely to a great degree on their endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to overcome the increased secretary need for insulin biosynthesis and secretion in response to nutrient demand to maintain glucose homeostasis in the body. As a result, β-cells are potentially under ER stress following nutrient levels rise in the circulation for a proper pro-insulin folding mediated by the unfolded protein response (UPR), underscoring the importance of this process to maintain ER homeostasis for normal β-cell function. However, excessive or prolonged increased influx of nascent proinsulin into the ER lumen can exceed the ER capacity leading to pancreatic β-cells ER stress and subsequently to β-cell dysfunction. In mammalian cells, such as β-cells, the ER stress response is primarily regulated by three canonical ER-resident transmembrane proteins: ATF6, IRE1, and PERK/PEK. Each of these proteins generates a transcription factor (ATF4, XBP1s, and ATF6, respectively), which in turn activates the transcription of ER stress-inducible genes. An increasing number of evidence suggests that unresolved or dysregulated ER stress signaling pathways play a pivotal role in β-cell failure leading to insulin secretion defect and diabetes. In this article we first highlight and summarize recent insights on the role of ER stress and its associated signaling mechanisms on β-cell function and diabetes and second how the ER stress pathways could be targeted in vitro during direct differentiation protocols for generation of hPSC-derived pancreatic β-cells to faithfully phenocopy all features of bona fide human β-cells for diabetes therapy or drug screening.
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- Abdoulaye Diane
- Diabetes Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), Doha, Qatar
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Mbara KC, Fotsing MC, Ndinteh DT, Mbeb CN, Nwagwu CS, Khan R, Mokhetho KC, Baijnath H, Nlooto M, Mokhele S, Leonard CM, Tembu VJ, Tarirai C. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in pancreatic β-cell dysfunction: The potential therapeutic role of dietary flavonoids. CURRENT RESEARCH IN PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG DISCOVERY 2024; 6:100184. [PMID: 38846008 PMCID: PMC11153890 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphar.2024.100184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health burden that is characterized by the loss or dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells. In pancreatic β-cells, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a fact of life that contributes to β-cell loss or dysfunction. Despite recent advances in research, the existing treatment approaches such as lifestyle modification and use of conventional therapeutics could not prevent the loss or dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells to abrogate the disease progression. Therefore, targeting ER stress and the consequent unfolded protein response (UPR) in pancreatic β-cells may be a potential therapeutic strategy for diabetes treatment. Dietary phytochemicals have therapeutic applications in human health owing to their broad spectrum of biochemical and pharmacological activities. Flavonoids, which are commonly obtained from fruits and vegetables worldwide, have shown promising prospects in alleviating ER stress. Dietary flavonoids including quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin, isorhamnetin, fisetin, icariin, apigenin, apigetrin, vitexin, baicalein, baicalin, nobiletin hesperidin, naringenin, epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate hesperidin (EGCG), tectorigenin, liquiritigenin, and acacetin have shown inhibitory effects on ER stress in pancreatic β-cells. Dietary flavonoids modulate ER stress signaling components, chaperone proteins, transcription factors, oxidative stress, autophagy, apoptosis, and inflammatory responses to exert their pharmacological effects on pancreatic β-cells ER stress. This review focuses on the role of dietary flavonoids as potential therapeutic adjuvants in preserving pancreatic β-cells from ER stress. Highlights of the underlying mechanisms of action are also presented as well as possible strategies for clinical translation in the management of DM.
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- Kingsley C. Mbara
- Nanomedicines Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutics and Diagnostics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Drug Discovery and Smart Molecules Research Laboratory, Centre for Natural Products Research (CNPR), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa
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- Drug Discovery and Smart Molecules Research Laboratory, Centre for Natural Products Research (CNPR), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa
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- Nanomedicines Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutics and Diagnostics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Drug Delivery and Nanomedicines Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Nanomedicines Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutics and Diagnostics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Ward Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Healthcare Sciences, University of Limpopo, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, 0208, South Africa
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- Nanomedicines Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutics and Diagnostics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Natural Products Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Nanomedicines Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutics and Diagnostics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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Gao K, Yi Y, Xue Z, Wang Z, Huang S, Zhang B, Lin P, Wang A, Chen H, Jin Y. Downregulation of XBP1s aggravates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation by promoting NF-κB and NLRP3 pathways' activation in goat endometrial epithelial cells. Theriogenology 2023; 210:119-132. [PMID: 37494784 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
After delivery, bacterial contamination and uterine tissue degeneration in animals can lead to the development of uterine diseases, such as endometritis, accompanied by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). Increasing evidence suggests that spliced X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1s), a critical component of ERS, is involved in several pathological processes in various organisms. However, the specific molecular mechanisms by which XBP1s mediates the inflammatory response in goat endometrial epithelial cells (gEECs) remain largely unknown. In the present study, XBP1s protein was induced into the nucleus in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 μg/mL)-induced inflammatory response of gEECs. Lipopolysaccharide-induced expression and nucleation of XBP1s were reduced by the inhibition of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) using TAK-242 (1 μM; a TLR4 inhibitor). Expression and nucleation of XBP1s were similarly reduced when the activity of inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α) was inhibited using 4μ8C (10 μM; an IRE1α inhibitor). In addition, inhibition of IRE1a increased IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-8 levels and secretion of IL-6 induced by LPS. Notably, phosphorylation of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) P65 protein and expression of NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3 (NLRP3) were similarly increased. Furthermore, knockdown of XBP1s in gEECs consistently promoted NF-κB P65 protein phosphorylation, NLRP3 protein expression, and inflammatory cytokine secretion. In summary, the current results suggest that in the LPS-induced inflammatory response in gEECs, LPS generates intracellular signaling cascades in gEECs via TLR4, which may promote XBP1s protein expression and nucleation by activating IRE1a. However, downregulation of XBP1s expression exacerbates inflammation by promoting activation of the NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammatory vesicle pathways. These results will potentially contribute to the treatment and prevention of endometritis in ruminants.
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- Kangkang Gao
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Wang G, Chiou J, Zeng C, Miller M, Matta I, Han JY, Kadakia N, Okino ML, Beebe E, Mallick M, Camunas-Soler J, Dos Santos T, Dai XQ, Ellis C, Hang Y, Kim SK, MacDonald PE, Kandeel FR, Preissl S, Gaulton KJ, Sander M. Integrating genetics with single-cell multiomic measurements across disease states identifies mechanisms of beta cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2023; 55:984-994. [PMID: 37231096 PMCID: PMC10550816 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01397-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Dysfunctional pancreatic islet beta cells are a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but a comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms, including gene dysregulation, is lacking. Here we integrate information from measurements of chromatin accessibility, gene expression and function in single beta cells with genetic association data to nominate disease-causal gene regulatory changes in T2D. Using machine learning on chromatin accessibility data from 34 nondiabetic, pre-T2D and T2D donors, we identify two transcriptionally and functionally distinct beta cell subtypes that undergo an abundance shift during T2D progression. Subtype-defining accessible chromatin is enriched for T2D risk variants, suggesting a causal contribution of subtype identity to T2D. Both beta cell subtypes exhibit activation of a stress-response transcriptional program and functional impairment in T2D, which is probably induced by the T2D-associated metabolic environment. Our findings demonstrate the power of multimodal single-cell measurements combined with machine learning for characterizing mechanisms of complex diseases.
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- Gaowei Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Biomedical Graduate Studies Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Departments of Medicine and of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Departments of Medicine and of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany.
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Firdous P, Nissar K, Masoodi SR, Wani JA, Hassan T, Ganai BA. HNF1α upregulation and promoter hypermethylation as a cause of glucose dysregulation: a case-control study of Kashmiri MODY population. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:915-926. [PMID: 36331708 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01953-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AIM HNF1α transcription factor regulates a network of genes involved in the development of β-cells and also serves as a model for transcription defects in pancreatic β-cells; mutations in this gene cause MODY. The goal of this study was to assess the promoter methylation and expression profile of the most common MODY causing gene, HNF1α, in Kashmiri MODY patients, as factors responsible for glucose dysregulation, as no such study had been performed on MODY patients in Kashmir previously. METHODS The study included 85 Kashmiri subjects. Samples were extracted for DNA and RNA using standard protocols. The HNF1α promoter methylation profile was assessed by bisulfite conversion of the DNA followed by MSP, whereas qPCR was used for expression analysis. RESULTS The expression of HNF1α was found to be upregulated (p value 0.0349*) in majority of MODY (60%) and T1D (72%) cases (p value 0.0349*). HNF1α expression was 1.33-fold higher in MODY cases with hypermethylated HNF1α promoters (p value 0.0360*). HNF1α expression was upregulated by 2.3-fold in MODY patients with HbA1c levels > 7% (p value 0.0025**). MODY cases with FBS levels > 7.7 mmol/l were upregulated by 0.646-fold than those with FBS levels ≤ 7.7 mmol/l (p value 0.0161*). CONCLUSION In this study, we found that as glucose dysregulation progresses, blood FBS, RBS, and HbA1c levels rise, and that at higher levels, HNF1α expression rises as well. From the results obtained, we may conclude that HNF1α is strongly upregulated in MODY, thus indicating the deleterious effect of over expression of HNF1α gene on glucose regulation.
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- P Firdous
- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190011, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
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- Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India.
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Wang G, Chiou J, Zeng C, Miller M, Matta I, Han JY, Kadakia N, Okino ML, Beebe E, Mallick M, Camunas-Soler J, dos Santos T, Dai XQ, Ellis C, Hang Y, Kim SK, MacDonald PE, Kandeel FR, Preissl S, Gaulton KJ, Sander M. Integration of single-cell multiomic measurements across disease states with genetics identifies mechanisms of beta cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2022.12.31.522386. [PMID: 36711922 PMCID: PMC9881862 DOI: 10.1101/2022.12.31.522386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Altered function and gene regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but a comprehensive understanding of mechanisms driving T2D is still missing. Here we integrate information from measurements of chromatin activity, gene expression and function in single beta cells with genetic association data to identify disease-causal gene regulatory changes in T2D. Using machine learning on chromatin accessibility data from 34 non-diabetic, pre-T2D and T2D donors, we robustly identify two transcriptionally and functionally distinct beta cell subtypes that undergo an abundance shift in T2D. Subtype-defining active chromatin is enriched for T2D risk variants, suggesting a causal contribution of subtype identity to T2D. Both subtypes exhibit activation of a stress-response transcriptional program and functional impairment in T2D, which is likely induced by the T2D-associated metabolic environment. Our findings demonstrate the power of multimodal single-cell measurements combined with machine learning for identifying mechanisms of complex diseases.
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- Gaowei Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Biomedical Graduate Studies Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Departments of Medicine and of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Departments of Medicine and of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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Chen Y, Jia J, Zhao Q, Zhang Y, Huang B, Wang L, Tian J, Huang C, Li M, Li X. Novel Loss-of-Function Variant in HNF1a Induces β-Cell Dysfunction through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232113022. [PMID: 36361808 PMCID: PMC9656704 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Heterozygous variants in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1a (HNF1a) cause MODY3 (maturity-onset diabetes of the young, type 3). In this study, we found a case of novel HNF1a p.Gln125* (HNF1a-Q125ter) variant clinically. However, the molecular mechanism linking the new HNF1a variant to impaired islet β-cell function remains unclear. Firstly, a similar HNF1a-Q125ter variant in zebrafish (hnf1a+/−) was generated by CRISPR/Cas9. We further crossed hnf1a+/− with several zebrafish reporter lines to investigate pancreatic β-cell function. Next, we introduced HNF1a-Q125ter and HNF1a shRNA plasmids into the Ins-1 cell line and elucidated the molecular mechanism. hnf1a+/− zebrafish significantly decreased the β-cell number, insulin expression, and secretion. Moreover, β cells in hnf1a+/− dilated ER lumen and increased the levels of ER stress markers. Similar ER-stress phenomena were observed in an HNF1a-Q125ter-transfected Ins-1 cell. Follow-up investigations demonstrated that HNF1a-Q125ter induced ER stress through activating the PERK/eIF2a/ATF4 signaling pathway. Our study found a novel loss-of-function HNF1a-Q125ter variant which induced β-cell dysfunction by activating ER stress via the PERK/eIF2a/ATF4 signaling pathway.
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- Yinling Chen
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Diabetes Translational Medicine, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Diabetes Translational Medicine, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Diabetes Translational Medicine, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (X.L.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Diabetes Translational Medicine, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Xiamen 361003, China
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (X.L.)
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Lee K, Chan JY, Liang C, Ip CK, Shi YC, Herzog H, Hughes WE, Bensellam M, Delghingaro-Augusto V, Koina ME, Nolan CJ, Laybutt DR. XBP1 maintains beta cell identity, represses beta-to-alpha cell transdifferentiation and protects against diabetic beta cell failure during metabolic stress in mice. Diabetologia 2022; 65:984-996. [PMID: 35316840 PMCID: PMC9076738 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05669-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Pancreatic beta cell dedifferentiation, transdifferentiation into other islet cells and apoptosis have been implicated in beta cell failure in type 2 diabetes, although the mechanisms are poorly defined. The endoplasmic reticulum stress response factor X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) is a major regulator of the unfolded protein response. XBP1 expression is reduced in islets of people with type 2 diabetes, but its role in adult differentiated beta cells is unclear. Here, we assessed the effects of Xbp1 deletion in adult beta cells and tested whether XBP1-mediated unfolded protein response makes a necessary contribution to beta cell compensation in insulin resistance states. METHODS Mice with inducible beta cell-specific Xbp1 deletion were studied under normal (chow diet) or metabolic stress (high-fat diet or obesity) conditions. Glucose tolerance, insulin secretion, islet gene expression, alpha cell mass, beta cell mass and apoptosis were assessed. Lineage tracing was used to determine beta cell fate. RESULTS Deletion of Xbp1 in adult mouse beta cells led to beta cell dedifferentiation, beta-to-alpha cell transdifferentiation and increased alpha cell mass. Cell lineage-specific analyses revealed that Xbp1 deletion deactivated beta cell identity genes (insulin, Pdx1, Nkx6.1, Beta2, Foxo1) and derepressed beta cell dedifferentiation (Aldh1a3) and alpha cell (glucagon, Arx, Irx2) genes. Xbp1 deletion in beta cells of obese ob/ob or high-fat diet-fed mice triggered diabetes and worsened glucose intolerance by disrupting insulin secretory capacity. Furthermore, Xbp1 deletion increased beta cell apoptosis under metabolic stress conditions by attenuating the antioxidant response. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION These findings indicate that XBP1 maintains beta cell identity, represses beta-to-alpha cell transdifferentiation and is required for beta cell compensation and prevention of diabetes in insulin resistance states.
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- Kailun Lee
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- Secteur des sciences de la santé, Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique, Pôle d'endocrinologie, diabète et nutrition, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Medical School and John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- ACT Pathology, Canberra Health Services, Garran, ACT, Australia
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- Medical School and John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, ACT, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
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Miyachi Y, Miyazawa T, Ogawa Y. HNF1A Mutations and Beta Cell Dysfunction in Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063222. [PMID: 35328643 PMCID: PMC8948720 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Understanding the genetic factors of diabetes is essential for addressing the global increase in type 2 diabetes. HNF1A mutations cause a monogenic form of diabetes called maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), and HNF1A single-nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. Numerous studies have been conducted, mainly using genetically modified mice, to explore the molecular basis for the development of diabetes caused by HNF1A mutations, and to reveal the roles of HNF1A in multiple organs, including insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells, lipid metabolism and protein synthesis in the liver, and urinary glucose reabsorption in the kidneys. Recent studies using human stem cells that mimic MODY have provided new insights into beta cell dysfunction. In this article, we discuss the involvement of HNF1A in beta cell dysfunction by reviewing previous studies using genetically modified mice and recent findings in human stem cell-derived beta cells.
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Lebeau PF, Platko K, Byun JH, Makda Y, Austin RC. The Emerging Roles of Intracellular PCSK9 and Their Implications in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Metabolic Diseases. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12030215. [PMID: 35323658 PMCID: PMC8954296 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The importance of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type-9 (PCSK9) gene was quickly recognized by the scientific community as the third locus for familial hypercholesterolemia. By promoting the degradation of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), secreted PCSK9 protein plays a vital role in the regulation of circulating cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease risk. For this reason, the majority of published works have focused on the secreted form of PCSK9 since its initial characterization in 2003. In recent years, however, PCSK9 has been shown to play roles in a variety of cellular pathways and disease contexts in LDLR-dependent and -independent manners. This article examines the current body of literature that uncovers the intracellular and LDLR-independent roles of PCSK9 and also explores the many downstream implications in metabolic diseases.
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Sharma RB, Landa-Galván HV, Alonso LC. Living Dangerously: Protective and Harmful ER Stress Responses in Pancreatic β-Cells. Diabetes 2021; 70:2431-2443. [PMID: 34711668 PMCID: PMC8564401 DOI: 10.2337/dbi20-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a growing cause of poor health, psychosocial burden, and economic costs worldwide. The pancreatic β-cell is a cornerstone of metabolic physiology. Insulin deficiency leads to hyperglycemia, which was fatal before the availability of therapeutic insulins; even partial deficiency of insulin leads to diabetes in the context of insulin resistance. Comprising only an estimated 1 g or <1/500th of a percent of the human body mass, pancreatic β-cells of the islets of Langerhans are a vulnerable link in metabolism. Proinsulin production constitutes a major load on β-cell endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and decompensated ER stress is a cause of β-cell failure and loss in both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and T2D. The unfolded protein response (UPR), the principal ER stress response system, is critical for maintenance of β-cell health. Successful UPR guides expansion of ER protein folding capacity and increased β-cell number through survival pathways and cell replication. However, in some cases the ER stress response can cause collateral β-cell damage and may even contribute to diabetes pathogenesis. Here we review the known beneficial and harmful effects of UPR pathways in pancreatic β-cells. Improved understanding of this stress response tipping point may lead to approaches to maintain β-cell health and function.
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- Rohit B Sharma
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Weill Center for Metabolic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Weill Center for Metabolic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Weill Center for Metabolic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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Yong J, Johnson JD, Arvan P, Han J, Kaufman RJ. Therapeutic opportunities for pancreatic β-cell ER stress in diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2021; 17:455-467. [PMID: 34163039 PMCID: PMC8765009 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-021-00510-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by the failure of insulin-secreting pancreatic β-cells (or β-cell death) due to either autoimmunity (type 1 diabetes mellitus) or failure to compensate for insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes mellitus; T2DM). In addition, mutations of critical genes cause monogenic diabetes. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the primary site for proinsulin folding; therefore, ER proteostasis is crucial for both β-cell function and survival under physiological and pathophysiological challenges. Importantly, the ER is also the major intracellular Ca2+ storage organelle, generating Ca2+ signals that contribute to insulin secretion. ER stress is associated with the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. In this Review, we summarize the mutations in monogenic diabetes that play causal roles in promoting ER stress in β-cells. Furthermore, we discuss the possible mechanisms responsible for ER proteostasis imbalance with a focus on T2DM, in which both genetics and environment are considered important in promoting ER stress in β-cells. We also suggest that controlled insulin secretion from β-cells might reduce the progression of a key aspect of the metabolic syndrome, namely nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Finally, we evaluate potential therapeutic approaches to treat T2DM, including the optimization and protection of functional β-cell mass in individuals with T2DM.
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- Jing Yong
- Degenerative Diseases Program, Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences & Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Metabolism Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, Choongchungnam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Degenerative Diseases Program, Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Sharma RB, Darko C, Alonso LC. Intersection of the ATF6 and XBP1 ER stress pathways in mouse islet cells. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:14164-14177. [PMID: 32788214 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.014173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Success or failure of pancreatic beta cell adaptation to ER stress is a determinant of diabetes susceptibility. The ATF6 and IRE1/XBP1 pathways are separate ER stress-response effectors important to beta cell health and function. ATF6α. and XBP1 direct overlapping transcriptional responses in some cell types. However, the signaling dynamics and interdependence of ATF6α and XBP1 in pancreatic beta cells have not been explored. To assess pathway-specific signal onset, we performed timed exposures of primary mouse islet cells to ER stressors and measured the early transcriptional response. Comparing the time course of induction of ATF6 and XBP1 targets suggested that the two pathways have similar response dynamics. The role of ATF6α in target induction was assessed by acute knockdown using islet cells from Atf6α flox/flox mice transduced with adenovirus expressing Cre recombinase. Surprisingly, given the mild impact of chronic deletion in mice, acute ATF6α knockdown markedly reduced ATF6-pathway target gene expression under both basal and stressed conditions. Intriguingly, although ATF6α knockdown did not alter Xbp1 splicing dynamics or intensity, it did reduce induction of XBP1 targets. Inhibition of Xbp1 splicing did not decrease induction of ATF6α targets. Taken together, these data suggest that the XBP1 and ATF6 pathways are simultaneously activated in islet cells in response to acute stress and that ATF6α is required for full activation of XBP1 targets, but XBP1 is not required for activation of ATF6α targets. These observations improve understanding of the ER stress transcriptional response in pancreatic islets.
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- Rohit B Sharma
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA .,Weill Center for Metabolic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.,Weill Center for Metabolic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA .,Weill Center for Metabolic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Nakata T, Hirano Y, Katsumata H, Tokita R, Yagi T, Toyoshima Y, Minami S. Growth hormone activates X-box binding protein 1 in a sexually dimorphic manner through the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β pathway in rat liver. Endocr J 2020; 67:185-200. [PMID: 31748431 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej19-0240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Growth hormone (GH) has multiple physiological roles, acting on many organs. In order to investigate its roles in rat liver, we tried to identify novel genes whose transcription was regulated by GH. We identified X-box binding protein 1 (Xbp1) as a candidate gene. XBP1 is a key transcription factor activated in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mode of action of GH on XBP1, including the relation with ER stress, sex-dependent expression of the mRNA, and the signaling pathway. Intravenous administration of GH rapidly and transiently increased Xbp1 mRNA in hypophysectomized rat livers. Neither phosphorylated inositol-requiring-1α (IRE1α) nor phosphorylated PKR-like ER kinase (PERK) increased, suggesting that Xbp1 expression is induced by an ER stress-independent mechanism. The active form of XBP1(S) protein was increased by GH administration and was followed by an increased ER-associated dnaJ protein 4 (ERdj4) mRNA level. XBP1(S) protein levels were predominantly identified in male rat livers with variations among individuals similar to those of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B (STAT5B), suggesting that XBP1(S) protein levels are regulated by the sex-dependent secretary pattern of GH. The GH signaling pathway to induce Xbp1 mRNA was examined in rat hepatoma H4IIE cells. GH induced the phosphorylation of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ) following extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) phosphorylation. Taken together, the results indicated that XBP1 is activated by GH in rat liver in a sexually dimorphic manner via ERK and C/EBPβ pathway.
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- Tomoko Nakata
- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
- Current Affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan
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Begum S. Hepatic Nuclear Factor 1 Alpha (HNF-1α) In Human Physiology and Molecular Medicine. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2019; 13:50-56. [PMID: 31566143 DOI: 10.2174/1874467212666190930144349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The transcription factors (TFs) play a crucial role in the modulation of specific gene transcription networks. One of the hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNFs) family's member, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α (HNF-1α) has continuously become a principal TF to control the expression of genes. It is involved in the regulation of a variety of functions in various human organs including liver, pancreas, intestine, and kidney. It regulates the expression of enzymes involved in endocrine and xenobiotic activity through various metabolite transporters located in the above organs. Its expression is also required for organ-specific cell fate determination. Despite two decades of its first identification in hepatocytes, a review of its significance was not comprehended. Here, the role of HNF-1α in the above organs at the molecular level to intimate molecular mechanisms for regulating certain gene expression whose malfunctions are attributed to the disease conditions has been specifically encouraged. Moreover, the epigenetic effects of HNF-1α have been discussed here, which could help in advanced technologies for molecular pharmacological intervention and potential clinical implications for targeted therapies. HNF-1α plays an indispensable role in several physiological mechanisms in the liver, pancreas, intestine, and kidney. Loss of its operations leads to the non-functional or abnormal functional state of each organ. Specific molecular agents or epigenetic modifying drugs that reactivate HNF-1α are the current requirements for the medications of the diseases.
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- Sumreen Begum
- Stem Cells Research Laboratory (SCRL), Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi, Pakistan
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Betzer C, Lassen LB, Olsen A, Kofoed RH, Reimer L, Gregersen E, Zheng J, Calì T, Gai WP, Chen T, Moeller A, Brini M, Fu Y, Halliday G, Brudek T, Aznar S, Pakkenberg B, Andersen JP, Jensen PH. Alpha-synuclein aggregates activate calcium pump SERCA leading to calcium dysregulation. EMBO Rep 2018; 19:embr.201744617. [PMID: 29599149 PMCID: PMC5934765 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Aggregation of α‐synuclein is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. We here investigate the relationship between cytosolic Ca2+ and α‐synuclein aggregation. Analyses of cell lines and primary culture models of α‐synuclein cytopathology reveal an early phase with reduced cytosolic Ca2+ levels followed by a later Ca2+ increase. Aggregated but not monomeric α‐synuclein binds to and activates SERCA in vitro, and proximity ligation assays confirm this interaction in cells. The SERCA inhibitor cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) normalises both the initial reduction and the later increase in cytosolic Ca2+. CPA protects the cells against α‐synuclein‐aggregate stress and improves viability in cell models and in Caenorhabditis elegans in vivo. Proximity ligation assays also reveal an increased interaction between α‐synuclein aggregates and SERCA in human brains affected by dementia with Lewy bodies. We conclude that α‐synuclein aggregates bind SERCA and stimulate its activity. Reducing SERCA activity is neuroprotective, indicating that SERCA and down‐stream processes may be therapeutic targets for treating α‐synucleinopathies.
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- Cristine Betzer
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Neuropathological Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Center for Neurological Diseases, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Structural Biology, Max Plank Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Brain & Mind Centre, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Brain & Mind Centre, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Research Laboratory for Stereology and Neuroscience, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Laboratory for Stereology and Neuroscience, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Laboratory for Stereology and Neuroscience, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark .,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Jiao L, Gan-Schreier H, Zhu X, Wei W, Tuma-Kellner S, Liebisch G, Stremmel W, Chamulitrat W. Ageing sensitized by iPLA 2β deficiency induces liver fibrosis and intestinal atrophy involving suppression of homeostatic genes and alteration of intestinal lipids and bile acids. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017; 1862:1520-1533. [PMID: 28888832 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ageing is a major risk factor for various forms of liver and gastrointestinal (GI) disease and genetic background may contribute to the pathogenesis of these diseases. Group VIA phospholipase A2 or iPLA2β is a homeostatic PLA2 by playing a role in phospholipid metabolism and remodeling. Global iPLA2β-/- mice exhibit aged-dependent phenotypes with body weight loss and abnormalities in the bone and brain. We have previously reported the abnormalities in these mutant mice showing susceptibility for chemical-induced liver injury and colitis. We hypothesize that iPLA2β deficiency may sensitize with ageing for an induction of GI injury. Male wild-type and iPLA2β-/- mice at 4 and 20-22months of age were studied. Aged, but not young, iPLA2β-/-mice showed increased hepatic fibrosis and biliary ductular expansion as well as severe intestinal atrophy associated with increased apoptosis, pro-inflammation, disrupted tight junction, and reduced number of mucin-containing globlet cells. This damage was associated with decreased expression of intestinal endoplasmic stress XBP1 and its regulator HNF1α, FATP4, ACSL5, bile-acid transport genes as well as nuclear receptors LXRα and FXR. By LC/MS-MS profiling, iPLA2β deficiency in aged mice caused an increase of intestinal arachidonate-containing phospholipids concomitant with a decrease in ceramides. By the suppression of intestinal FXR/FGF-15 signaling, hepatic bile-acid synthesis gene expression was increased leading to an elevation of secondary and hydrophobic bile acids in liver, bile, and intestine. In conclusions, ageing sensitized by iPLA2β deficiency caused a decline of key intestinal homeostatic genes resulting in the development of GI disease in a gut-to-liver manner.
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- Li Jiao
- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan 650118, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Cnop M, Toivonen S, Igoillo-Esteve M, Salpea P. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and eIF2α phosphorylation: The Achilles heel of pancreatic β cells. Mol Metab 2017; 6:1024-1039. [PMID: 28951826 PMCID: PMC5605732 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pancreatic β cell dysfunction and death are central in the pathogenesis of most if not all forms of diabetes. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying β cell failure is important to develop β cell protective approaches. SCOPE OF REVIEW Here we review the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress and dysregulated endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling in β cell failure in monogenic and polygenic forms of diabetes. There is substantial evidence for the presence of endoplasmic reticulum stress in β cells in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Direct evidence for the importance of this stress response is provided by an increasing number of monogenic forms of diabetes. In particular, mutations in the PERK branch of the unfolded protein response provide insight into its importance for human β cell function and survival. The knowledge gained from different rodent models is reviewed. More disease- and patient-relevant models, using human induced pluripotent stem cells differentiated into β cells, will further advance our understanding of pathogenic mechanisms. Finally, we review the therapeutic modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress and signaling in β cells. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Pancreatic β cells are sensitive to excessive endoplasmic reticulum stress and dysregulated eIF2α phosphorylation, as indicated by transcriptome data, monogenic forms of diabetes and pharmacological studies. This should be taken into consideration when devising new therapeutic approaches for diabetes.
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Key Words
- ATF, activating transcription factor
- CHOP, C/EBP homologous protein
- CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
- CReP, constitutive repressor of eIF2α phosphorylation
- Diabetes
- ER, endoplasmic reticulum
- ERAD, ER-associated degradation
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress
- GCN2, general control non-derepressible-2
- GIP, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
- GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1
- GWAS, genome-wide association study
- HNF1A, hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-α
- HRI, heme-regulated inhibitor kinase
- IAPP, islet amyloid polypeptide
- IER3IP1, immediate early response-3 interacting protein-1
- IRE1, inositol-requiring protein-1
- ISR, integrated stress response
- Insulin
- Islet
- MEHMO, mental retardation, epilepsy, hypogonadism and -genitalism, microcephaly and obesity
- MODY, maturity-onset diabetes of the young
- NRF2, nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2
- PBA, 4-phenyl butyric acid
- PERK, PKR-like ER kinase
- PKR, protein kinase RNA
- PP1, protein phosphatase 1
- PPA, phenylpropenoic acid glucoside
- Pancreatic β cell
- Pdx1, pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1
- RIDD, regulated IRE1-dependent decay
- RyR2, type 2 ryanodine receptor/Ca2+ release channel
- SERCA, sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase
- TUDCA, taurine-conjugated ursodeoxycholic acid derivative
- UPR, unfolded protein response
- WFS, Wolfram syndrome
- XBP1, X-box binding protein 1
- eIF2, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2
- eIF2α
- hESC, human embryonic stem cell
- hPSC, human pluripotent stem cell
- hiPSC, human induced pluripotent stem cell
- uORF, upstream open reading frame
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Affiliation(s)
- Miriam Cnop
- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Mellado-Gil JM, Jiménez-Moreno CM, Martin-Montalvo A, Alvarez-Mercado AI, Fuente-Martin E, Cobo-Vuilleumier N, Lorenzo PI, Bru-Tari E, Herrera-Gómez IDG, López-Noriega L, Pérez-Florido J, Santoyo-López J, Spyrantis A, Meda P, Boehm BO, Quesada I, Gauthier BR. PAX4 preserves endoplasmic reticulum integrity preventing beta cell degeneration in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 2016; 59:755-65. [PMID: 26813254 PMCID: PMC4779135 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-3864-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS A strategy to enhance pancreatic islet functional beta cell mass (BCM) while restraining inflammation, through the manipulation of molecular and cellular targets, would provide a means to counteract the deteriorating glycaemic control associated with diabetes mellitus. The aims of the current study were to investigate the therapeutic potential of such a target, the islet-enriched and diabetes-linked transcription factor paired box 4 (PAX4), to restrain experimental autoimmune diabetes (EAD) in the RIP-B7.1 mouse model background and to characterise putative cellular mechanisms associated with preserved BCM. METHODS Two groups of RIP-B7.1 mice were genetically engineered to: (1) conditionally express either PAX4 (BPTL) or its diabetes-linked mutant variant R129W (mutBPTL) using doxycycline (DOX); and (2) constitutively express luciferase in beta cells through the use of RIP. Mice were treated or not with DOX, and EAD was induced by immunisation with a murine preproinsulin II cDNA expression plasmid. The development of hyperglycaemia was monitored for up to 4 weeks following immunisation and alterations in the BCM were assessed weekly by non-invasive in vivo bioluminescence intensity (BLI). In parallel, BCM, islet cell proliferation and apoptosis were evaluated by immunocytochemistry. Alterations in PAX4- and PAX4R129W-mediated islet gene expression were investigated by microarray profiling. PAX4 preservation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis was assessed using thapsigargin, electron microscopy and intracellular calcium measurements. RESULTS PAX4 overexpression blunted EAD, whereas the diabetes-linked mutant variant PAX4R129W did not convey protection. PAX4-expressing islets exhibited reduced insulitis and decreased beta cell apoptosis, correlating with diminished DNA damage and increased islet cell proliferation. Microarray profiling revealed that PAX4 but not PAX4R129W targeted expression of genes implicated in cell cycle and ER homeostasis. Consistent with the latter, islets overexpressing PAX4 were protected against thapsigargin-mediated ER-stress-related apoptosis. Luminal swelling associated with ER stress induced by thapsigargin was rescued in PAX4-overexpressing beta cells, correlating with preserved cytosolic calcium oscillations in response to glucose. In contrast, RNA interference mediated repression of PAX4-sensitised MIN6 cells to thapsigargin cell death. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The coordinated regulation of distinct cellular pathways particularly related to ER homeostasis by PAX4 not achieved by the mutant variant PAX4R129W alleviates beta cell degeneration and protects against diabetes mellitus. The raw data for the RNA microarray described herein are accessible in the Gene Expression Omnibus database under accession number GSE62846.
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- José Manuel Mellado-Gil
- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Medical Genome Project, Genomics & Bioinformatics Platform of Andalusia, Seville, Spain
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- Medical Genome Project, Genomics & Bioinformatics Platform of Andalusia, Seville, Spain
- Edinburgh Genomics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ulm University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ulm University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Imperial College, London, UK
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
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- Pancreatic Islet Development and Regeneration Unit, Department of Stem Cells, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), Avda Américo Vespucio, Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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Wu R, Zhang QH, Lu YJ, Ren K, Yi GH. Involvement of the IRE1α-XBP1 pathway and XBP1s-dependent transcriptional reprogramming in metabolic diseases. DNA Cell Biol 2015; 34:6-18. [PMID: 25216212 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2014.2552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) is not only an important component of the unfolded protein response (UPR), but also an important nuclear transcription factor. Upon endoplasmic reticulum stress, XBP1 is spliced by inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1), thereby generating functional spliced XBP1 (XBP1s). XBP1s functions by translocating into the nucleus to initiate transcriptional programs that regulate a subset of UPR- and non-UPR-associated genes involved in the pathophysiological processes of various diseases. Recent reports have implicated XBP1 in metabolic diseases. This review summarizes the effects of XBP1-mediated regulation on lipid metabolism, glucose metabolism, obesity, and atherosclerosis. Additionally, for the first time, we present XBP1s-dependent transcriptional reprogramming in metabolic diseases under different conditions, including pathology and physiology. Understanding the function of XBP1 in metabolic diseases may provide a basic knowledge for the development of novel therapeutic targets for ameliorating these diseases.
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- Rong Wu
- 1 Key Laboratory for Atherosclerology of Hunan Province, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of South China , Hengyang, China
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Popov D. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and the on site function of resident PTP1B. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 422:535-8. [PMID: 22609202 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Growing evidence links the stress at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to pathologies such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, liver, heart, renal and neurodegenerative diseases, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Therefore, identification of molecular pathways beyond ER stress and their appropriate modulation might alleviate the stress, and direct toward novel tools to fight this disturbance. An interesting resident of the ER membrane is protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), an enzyme that negatively regulates insulin and leptin signaling, contributing to insulin and leptin resistance. Recently, new functions of PTP1B have been established linked to ER stress response. This review evaluates the novel data on ER stressors, discusses the mechanisms beyond PTP1B function in the ER stress response, and emphasizes the potential therapeutic exploitation of PTP1B to relieve ER stress.
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- Doina Popov
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology N. Simionescu of the Romanian Academy 8, B.P. Hasdeu Street, Bucharest 050568, Romania.
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Epstein S, Kirkpatrick CL, Castillon GA, Muñiz M, Riezman I, David FPA, Wollheim CB, Riezman H. Activation of the unfolded protein response pathway causes ceramide accumulation in yeast and INS-1E insulinoma cells. J Lipid Res 2011; 53:412-420. [PMID: 22210926 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m022186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Sphingolipids are not only important components of membranes but also have functions in protein trafficking and intracellular signaling. The LCB1 gene encodes a subunit of the serine palmitoyltransferase, which is responsible for the first step of sphingolipid synthesis. Here, we show that activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) can restore normal ceramide levels and viability in yeast cells with a conditional defect in LCB1. Dependence on UPR was demonstrated by showing the HAC1-dependence of the suppression. A similar induction of ceramides by UPR seems to take place in mammalian cells. In rat pancreatic INS-1E cells, UPR activation induces the transcription of the CerS6 gene, which encodes a ceramide synthase. This correlates with the specific accumulation of ceramide with a C16 fatty acyl chain upon UPR activation. Therefore, our study reveals a novel connection between UPR induction and ceramide synthesis that seems to be conserved between yeast and mammalian cells.
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- Sharon Epstein
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Centre Médical Universitaire, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Sevilla, Seville, Spain Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Centre Médical Universitaire, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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