Neddylation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 controls glucose metabolism

ABSTRACT: Neddylation is a post-translational mechanism that adds a ubiquitin-like protein, namely neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 8, to target proteins, with yet-unknown consequences. Here we show in mice that neddylation in liver is modulated by nutrient availability. Inhibition of neddylation in mouse liver (either pharmacologically or genetically) reduces gluconeogenic capacity and the hyperglycemic actions of counterregulatory hormones (glucagon, adrenaline and glucocorticoids). Further, people with obesity and type 2 diabetes (compared to people with obesity and normoglycemia) display elevated hepatic neddylation levels that correlate positively with fasting glucose levels. Mechanistically, we determined that fasting or caloric restriction of mice leads to neddylation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (PCK1) at three lysine residues—K278, K342 and K387. PCK1 is a key control point for gluconeogenesis regulation that can be post-translationally modified by acetylation and phosphorylation, but to date no modifications are known to affect its gluconeogenic capacity. Of note, we find that mutating the three PCK1 lysines that are neddylated reduces its gluconeogenic activity rate. Molecular dynamics simulations show that neddylation of PCK1 could re-position two loops surrounding the catalytic center into an open configuration, rendering the catalytic center more accessible. Our study reveals that neddylation of PCK1 provides a finely-tuned mechanism of controlling glucose metabolism by linking whole nutrient availability to metabolic homeostasis.

INSTRUMENT(S): TripleTOF 6600

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Liver

DISEASE(S): Obesity,Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

SUBMITTER: Susana Bravo  

LAB HEAD: Susana Belén Bravo López

PROVIDER: PXD043054 | Pride | 2023-10-08

REPOSITORIES: Pride