Glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit 2 negatively regulates glucose oxidation and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells

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Elevated fasting blood glucose (FBG) is associated with increased risks of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular-associated mortality. G6PC2 is predominantly expressed in islets, encodes a glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit that converts glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) to glucose, and has been linked with variations in FBG in genome-wide association studies. Deletion of G6pc2 in mice has been shown to lower FBG without affecting fasting plasma insulin levels in vivo. At 5 mM glucose, pancreatic islets from G6pc2 knockout (KO) mice exhibit no glucose cycling, increased glycolytic flux, and enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). However, the broader effects of G6pc2 KO on β-cell metabolism and redox regulation are unknown. Here we used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and metabolic flux analysis in βTC3 cells, a murine pancreatic β-cell line, to examine the role of G6pc2 in regulating glycolytic and mitochondrial fluxes. We found that deletion of G6pc2 led to ∼60% increases in glycolytic and citric acid cycle (CAC) fluxes at both 5 and 11 mM glucose concentrations. Furthermore, intracellular insulin content and GSIS were enhanced by approximately two-fold, along with increased cytosolic redox potential and reductive carboxylation flux. Normalization of fluxes relative to net glucose uptake revealed upregulation in two NADPH-producing pathways in the CAC. These results demonstrate that G6pc2 regulates GSIS by modulating not only glycolysis but also, independently, citric acid cycle activity in β-cells. Overall, our findings implicate G6PC2 as a potential therapeutic target for enhancing insulin secretion and lowering FBG, which could benefit individuals with prediabetes, T2D, and obesity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:298

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The Journal of biological chemistry - 298(2022), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 101729

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rahim, Mohsin [VerfasserIn]
Nakhe, Arya Y [VerfasserIn]
Banerjee, Deveena R [VerfasserIn]
Overway, Emily M [VerfasserIn]
Bosma, Karin J [VerfasserIn]
Rosch, Jonah C [VerfasserIn]
Oeser, James K [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Lippmann, Ethan S [VerfasserIn]
Jacobson, David A [VerfasserIn]
O'Brien, Richard M [VerfasserIn]
Young, Jamey D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood Glucose
EC 3.1.3.9
EC 3.1.3.9.
G6PC2
G6pc2 protein, mouse
Glucose
Glucose uptake
Glucose-6-Phosphatase
Glycolysis
IY9XDZ35W2
Insulin
Insulin secretion
Journal Article
Metabolic flux analysis
Systems biology

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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101729

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NLM337081751