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Neuronal Mitochondrial Dysfunction Activates the Integrated Stress Response to Induce Fibroblast Growth Factor 21.

ABSTRACT: Stress adaptation is essential for neuronal health. While the fundamental role of mitochondria in neuronal development has been demonstrated, it is still not clear how adult neurons respond to alterations in mitochondrial function and how neurons sense, signal, and respond to dysfunction of mitochondria and their interacting organelles. Here, we show that neuron-specific, inducible in vivo ablation of the mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 causes ER stress, resulting in activation of the integrated stress response to culminate in neuronal expression of the cytokine Fgf21. Neuron-derived Fgf21 induction occurs also in murine models of tauopathy and prion disease, highlighting the potential of this cytokine as an early biomarker for latent neurodegenerative conditions.

SUBMITTER: Restelli LM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092266 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neuronal Mitochondrial Dysfunction Activates the Integrated Stress Response to Induce Fibroblast Growth Factor 21.

Restelli Lisa Michelle LM Oettinghaus Björn B Halliday Mark M Agca Cavit C Licci Maria M Sironi Lara L Savoia Claudia C Hench Jürgen J Tolnay Markus M Neutzner Albert A Schmidt Alexander A Eckert Anne A Mallucci Giovanna G Scorrano Luca L Frank Stephan S

Cell reports 20180801 6

Stress adaptation is essential for neuronal health. While the fundamental role of mitochondria in neuronal development has been demonstrated, it is still not clear how adult neurons respond to alterations in mitochondrial function and how neurons sense, signal, and respond to dysfunction of mitochondria and their interacting organelles. Here, we show that neuron-specific, inducible in vivo ablation of the mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 causes ER stress, resulting in activation of the integra ...[more]

PMID: 30089252

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Project description:Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 is an endocrine factor that normalizes glucose homeostasis and reduces insulin resistance in diabetes. Although the pancreas is an FGF21 target organ, its role in pancreatic islets remains obscure. This study aimed to elucidate the physiological role of FGF21 in pancreatic islets using FGF21-knockout (FGF21-KO) mice. Twenty-four-week-old male global FGF21-KO mice were used in this study. Glucose and insulin tolerance were assessed. Expression of genes and proteins related to islet function and underlying mechanisms were also examined. Islet morphology and insulin-secreting capacity were further evaluated. FGF21-KO mice exhibited insulin resistance while being normoglycemic, associated with increases in beta-cell proliferation and insulin synthesis, acting as compensatory responses. This phenotype probably results from enhanced growth hormone (GH) sensitivity in FGF21-KO mouse islets. In addition, ex vivo FGF21 treatment in normal C57BL/6J mouse islets reduced GH signaling, probably via upregulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and cytokine-inducible SH-2 containing (CIS) protein, whereas KO mouse islets displayed reduced PPARγ and CIS expression. FGF21 treatment also reversed GH-induced insulin expression, beta-cell proliferation and GH-impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in islets. Furthermore, distorted islet morphology and impaired GSIS were observed in KO mice, suggestive of islet dysfunction, whereas the enhanced insulin expression and impaired GSIS in FGF21-KO mouse islets could be reversed by blockade of GH signaling. Our data indicate that FGF21 is important in the regulation of beta-cell proliferation and insulin synthesis, probably via modulation of GH signaling. These findings provide evidence that FGF21 is an obligatory metabolic regulator in pancreatic islets and shed new light onto the role of endogenous FGF21 in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and islet dysfunction.

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Neuronal Mitochondrial Dysfunction Activates the Integrated Stress Response to Induce Fibroblast Growth Factor 21.

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Neuronal Mitochondrial Dysfunction Activates the Integrated Stress Response to Induce Fibroblast Growth Factor 21.

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