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MAFA controls genes implicated in insulin biosynthesis and secretion.

ABSTRACT: AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:Effects of the transcription factor v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologue A (MAFA) on the regulation of beta cell gene expression and function were investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:INS-1 stable cell lines permitting inducible up- or downregulation of this transcription factor were established. RESULTS:MAFA overproduction enhanced and its dominant-negative mutant (DN-MAFA) diminished binding of the factor to the insulin promoter, correlating with insulin mRNA levels and cellular protein content. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was facilitated by MAFA and blunted by DN-MAFA. This is partly due to alterations in glucokinase production, the glucose sensor of beta cells. In addition, the expression of important beta cell genes, e.g. those encoding solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 2 (formerly known as GLUT2), pancreatic and duodenal homeobox factor 1 (PDX1), NK6 transcription factor-related, locus 1 (NKX6-1), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R), prohormone convertase 1/3 (PCSK1) and pyruvate carboxylase (PC), was regulated positively by MAFA and negatively by DN-MAFA. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION:The data suggest that MAFA is not only a key activator of insulin transcription, but also a master regulator of genes implicated in maintaining beta cell function, in particular metabolism-secretion coupling, proinsulin processing and GLP1R signalling. Our in vitro study provides molecular targets that explain the phenotype of recently reported Mafa-null mice. We also demonstrate that MAFA is produced specifically in beta cells of human islets. Glucose influenced DNA-binding activity of MAFA in rat islets in a bell-shaped manner. MAFA thus qualifies as a master regulator of beta-cell-specific gene expression and function.

SUBMITTER: Wang H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2196442 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MAFA controls genes implicated in insulin biosynthesis and secretion.

Wang H H Brun T T Kataoka K K Sharma A J AJ Wollheim C B CB

Diabetologia 20061206 2

<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>Effects of the transcription factor v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologue A (MAFA) on the regulation of beta cell gene expression and function were investigated.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>INS-1 stable cell lines permitting inducible up- or downregulation of this transcription factor were established.<h4>Results</h4>MAFA overproduction enhanced and its dominant-negative mutant (DN-MAFA) diminished binding of the factor to the insulin promoter, correla ...[more]

PMID: 17149590

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Project description:Pancreatic beta cell function is an important component of glucose homeostasis. Here, we investigated the function of PIMT (PRIP-interacting protein with methyl transferase domain), a transcriptional co-activator binding protein, in the pancreatic beta cells. We observed that the protein levels of PIMT, along with key beta cell markers such as PDX1 (pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1) and MafA (MAF bZIP transcription factor A), were reduced in the beta cells exposed to hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic conditions. Consistently, PIMT levels were reduced in the pancreatic islets isolated from high fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. The RNA sequencing analysis of PIMT knockdown beta cells identified that the expression of key genes involved in insulin secretory pathway, Ins1 (insulin 1), Ins2 (insulin 2), Kcnj11 (potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11), Kcnn1 (potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 1), Rab3a (member RAS oncogene family), Gnas (GNAS complex locus), Syt13 (synaptotagmin 13), Pax6 (paired box 6), Klf11 (Kruppel-Like Factor 11), and Nr4a1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 1) was attenuated due to PIMT depletion. PIMT ablation in the pancreatic beta cells and in the rat pancreatic islets led to decreased protein levels of PDX1 and MafA, resulting in the reduction in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). The results from the immunoprecipitation and ChIP experiments revealed the interaction of PIMT with PDX1 and MafA, and its recruitment to the insulin promoter, respectively. Importantly, PIMT ablation in beta cells resulted in the nuclear translocation of insulin. Surprisingly, forced expression of PIMT in beta cells abrogated GSIS, while Ins1 and Ins2 transcript levels were subtly enhanced. On the other hand, the expression of genes, PRIP/Asc2/Ncoa6 (nuclear receptor coactivator 6), Pax6, Kcnj11, Syt13, Stxbp1 (syntaxin binding protein 1), and Snap25 (synaptosome associated protein 25) associated with insulin secretion, was significantly reduced, providing an explanation for the decreased GSIS upon PIMT overexpression. Our findings highlight the importance of PIMT in the regulation of insulin synthesis and secretion in beta cells.

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