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mTOR controls ChREBP transcriptional activity and pancreatic β cell survival under diabetic stress

Impaired nutrient sensing and dysregulated glucose homeostasis are common in diabetes. However, how nutrient-sensitive signaling components control glucose homeostasis and β cell survival under diabetic stress is not well understood. Here, we show that mice lacking the core nutrient-sensitive signal...

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Autores principales: Chau, Gia Cac, Im, Dong Uk, Kang, Tong Mook, Bae, Jeong Mo, Kim, Won, Pyo, Suhkneung, Moon, Eun-Yi, Um, Sung Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28606928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201701085
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Sumario:Impaired nutrient sensing and dysregulated glucose homeostasis are common in diabetes. However, how nutrient-sensitive signaling components control glucose homeostasis and β cell survival under diabetic stress is not well understood. Here, we show that mice lacking the core nutrient-sensitive signaling component mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in β cells exhibit reduced β cell mass and smaller islets. mTOR deficiency leads to a severe reduction in β cell survival and increased mitochondrial oxidative stress in chemical-induced diabetes. Mechanistically, we find that mTOR associates with the carbohydrate-response element–binding protein (ChREBP)–Max-like protein complex and inhibits its transcriptional activity, leading to decreased expression of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP), a potent inducer of β cell death and oxidative stress. Consistent with this, the levels of TXNIP and ChREBP were highly elevated in human diabetic islets and mTOR-deficient mouse islets. Thus, our results suggest that a nutrient-sensitive mTOR-regulated transcriptional network could be a novel target to improve β cell survival and glucose homeostasis in diabetes.