Disallowance of Acot7 in ?-Cells Is Required for Normal Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Secretion.
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ABSTRACT: Encoding acyl-CoA thioesterase-7 (Acot7) is one of ?60 genes expressed ubiquitously across tissues but relatively silenced, or disallowed, in pancreatic ?-cells. The capacity of ACOT7 to hydrolyze long-chain acyl-CoA esters suggests potential roles in ?-oxidation, lipid biosynthesis, signal transduction, or insulin exocytosis. We explored the physiological relevance of ?-cell-specific Acot7 silencing by re-expressing ACOT7 in these cells. ACOT7 overexpression in clonal MIN6 and INS1(832/13) ?-cells impaired insulin secretion in response to glucose plus fatty acids. Furthermore, in a panel of transgenic mouse lines, we demonstrate that overexpression of mitochondrial ACOT7 selectively in the adult ?-cell reduces glucose tolerance dose dependently and impairs glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. By contrast, depolarization-induced secretion was unaffected, arguing against a direct action on the exocytotic machinery. Acyl-CoA levels, ATP/ADP increases, membrane depolarization, and Ca(2+) fluxes were all markedly reduced in transgenic mouse islets, whereas glucose-induced oxygen consumption was unchanged. Although glucose-induced increases in ATP/ADP ratio were similarly lowered after ACOT7 overexpression in INS1(832/13) cells, changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were unaffected, consistent with an action of Acot7 to increase cellular ATP consumption. Because Acot7 mRNA levels are increased in human islets in type 2 diabetes, inhibition of the enzyme might provide a novel therapeutic strategy.
SUBMITTER: Martinez-Sanchez A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6101210 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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