Project description:Purpose: The goals of this study are to explore role of Tox3 in glucose homeostasis Methods: Tox3-activation was generated by adenovirus from Genechem.Successful activation of Tox3 was determined by mRNA and protein expression.
Project description:Purpose: The goals of this study are to explore role of Tox3 in glucose homeostasis Methods: Tox3-activation was generated by adenovirus from Genechem.Successful activation of Tox3 was determined by mRNA and protein expression.
Project description:Hepatic gluconeogenesis from amino acids contributes significantly to diabetic hyperglycemia, but the molecular mechanisms involved are incompletely understood. Alanine transaminases (ALT1 and ALT2) catalyze the interconversion of alanine and pyruvate, which is required for gluconeogenesis from alanine. Hepatocyte-specific knockout of Gpt2 attenuated incorporation of 13C-alanine into newly synthesized glucose by hepatocytes. However, Gpt2 knockout in liver had no effect on glucose concentrations in lean mice, which may suggest that metabolic compensation is occurring.
Project description:In diabetes, the kidney contributes to the development of diabetic hyperglycemia by increasing glucose reabsorption from the primary urine and by upregulating gluconeogenesis in the proximal tubule. However, these two processes are also controlled by the circadian clock, a mechanism that synchronizes a large number of specific renal functions with environmental daily cycles. Here, we investigated the (patho)physiological role of intrinsic renal tubule circadian clocks in the diabetic kidney. We demonstrate that diabetic mice devoid of the circadian transcriptional regulator BMAL1 in the renal tubule exhibit additional enhancement of renal gluconeogenesis, exacerbated hyperglycemia, increased glucosuria, polyuria and renal hypertrophy. Collectively, our results suggest that diabetic hyperglycemia can be worsened by dysfunction or misalignment of intrinsic renal circadian clocks.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging important epigenetic regulators in metabolic processes. Whether they contribute to the metabolic effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), one of the most effective treatments for sustainable weight loss and metabolic improvement, is unknown. Herein, we identified a hepatic lncRNA Gm19619, which was strongly repressed by VSG but highly up-regulated by diet-induced obesity and overnight-fasting in mice. Forced transcription of Gm19619 in the mouse liver significantly promoted hepatic gluconeogenesis with the elevated expression of G6pc and Pck1. In contrast, AAV-CasRx mediated knockdown of Gm19619 in HFD-fed mice significantly improved hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism. Mechanistically, Gm19619 was enriched along genomic regions encoding leptin receptor (Lepr) and the transcriptional factor Foxo1, as revealed in chromatin isolation by RNA purification (ChIRP) assay and was confirmed to modulate their transcription in the mouse liver. In conclusion, Gm19619 may enhance gluconeogenesis and lipid metabolism in the liver.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging important epigenetic regulators in metabolic processes. Whether they contribute to the metabolic effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), one of the most effective treatments for sustainable weight loss and metabolic improvement, is unknown. Herein, we identified a hepatic lncRNA Gm19619, which was strongly repressed by VSG but highly up-regulated by diet-induced obesity and overnight-fasting in mice. Forced transcription of Gm19619 in the mouse liver significantly promoted hepatic gluconeogenesis with the elevated expression of G6pc and Pck1. In contrast, AAV-CasRx mediated knockdown of Gm19619 in HFD-fed mice significantly improved hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism. Mechanistically, Gm19619 was enriched along genomic regions encoding leptin receptor (Lepr) and the transcriptional factor Foxo1, as revealed in chromatin isolation by RNA purification (ChIRP) assay and was confirmed to modulate their transcription in the mouse liver. In conclusion, Gm19619 may enhance gluconeogenesis and lipid metabolism in the liver.
Project description:Excessive glucose production in the liver is a key factor in the hyperglycemia observed in diabetes mellitus type 2. It is generally agreed to result from an increase in hepatic gluconeogenesis. Considerable attention has been devoted to the transcriptional regulation of key gluconeogenic enzymes, but much less is known about the regulation of amino-acid catabolism, which generates gluconeogenic substrates. Here, we highlight a novel role of LKB1 in this regulation. We show that mice with a hepatocyte-specific deletion of Lkb1 have higher levels of hepatic amino acid catabolism, driving gluconeogenesis. This effect was observed during both fasting and the postprandial period, identifying Lkb1 as a critical suppressor of postprandial hepatic gluconeogenesis. Hepatic Lkb1 deletion was associated with major changes in whole-body metabolism, leading to a lower lean body mass and, in the longer term, sarcopenia and cachexia, as a consequence of the diversion of amino acids to liver metabolism at the expense of muscle. Using genetic and pharmacological approaches, we identified the aminotransferases and specifically, Agxt as effectors of the suppressor function of Lkb1 in amino acid-driven gluconeogenesis. The present dataset is from the phosphoproteomic analysis of fasting mice in a study where a global quantitative analysis ( PXD013478 ) is also described in the same publication.