Skeletal muscle TET3 promotes insulin resistance through destabilisation of PGC-1α

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AIM/HYPOTHESIS: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator α (PGC-1α) plays a critical role in the maintenance of glucose, lipid and energy homeostasis by orchestrating metabolic programs in multiple tissues in response to environmental cues. In skeletal muscles, PGC-1α dysregulation has been associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes but the underlying mechanisms have remained elusive. This research aims to understand the role of TET3, a member of the ten-eleven translocation (TET) family dioxygenases, in PGC-1α dysregulation in skeletal muscles in obesity and diabetes.

METHODS: TET expression levels in skeletal muscles were analysed in humans with or without type 2 diabetes, as well as in mouse models of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced or genetically induced (ob/ob) obesity/diabetes. Muscle-specific Tet3 knockout (mKD) mice were generated to study TET3's role in muscle insulin sensitivity. Genome-wide expression profiling (RNA-seq) of muscle tissues from wild-type (WT) and mKD mice was performed to mine deeper insights into TET3-mediated regulation of muscle insulin sensitivity. The correlation between PGC-1α and TET3 expression levels was investigated using muscle tissues and in vitro-derived myotubes. PGC-1α phosphorylation and degradation were analysed using in vitro assays.

RESULTS: TET3 expression was elevated in skeletal muscles of humans with type 2 diabetes and in HFD-fed and ob/ob mice compared with healthy controls. mKD mice exhibited enhanced glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and resilience to HFD-induced insulin resistance. Pathway analysis of RNA-seq identified 'Mitochondrial Function' and 'PPARα Pathway' to be among the top biological processes regulated by TET3. We observed higher PGC-1α levels (~25%) in muscles of mKD mice vs WT mice, and lower PGC-1α protein levels (~25-60%) in HFD-fed or ob/ob mice compared with their control counterparts. In human and murine myotubes, increased PGC-1α levels following TET3 knockdown contributed to improved mitochondrial respiration and insulin sensitivity. TET3 formed a complex with PGC-1α and interfered with its phosphorylation, leading to its destabilisation.

CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Our results demonstrate an essential role for TET3 in the regulation of skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity and suggest that TET3 may be used as a potential therapeutic target for the metabolic syndrome.

DATA AVAILABILITY: Sequences are available from the Gene Expression Omnibus ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/ ) with accession number of GSE224042.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Diabetologia - 67(2024), 4 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 724-737

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Beibei [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Di [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xinmei [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Sungho [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Yangyang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Li, Da [VerfasserIn]
Bennett, Anton M [VerfasserIn]
Diano, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yingqun [VerfasserIn]

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Diabetes
Dioxygenases
EC 1.-
EC 1.13.11.-
Glucose
IY9XDZ35W2
Insulin resistance
Journal Article
Mitochondria
Obesity
PGC-1α
PPARGC1A protein, human
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha
Ppargc1a protein, mouse
Skeletal muscle
TET3
TET3 protein, human
Tet3 protein, mouse
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 01.03.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00125-023-06073-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367073447