Complete loss of<i>SLC30A8</i>in humans improves glucose metabolism and beta cell function

ABSTRACT Genetic association studies have demonstrated that partial loss ofSLC30A8function protects against type 2 diabetes (T2D) in humans, but the impact of complete loss ofSLC30A8function remains unknown. From whole-exome and genome sequencing of 100,814 participants in the Pakistan Genome Resource, we identified fifteenSLC30A8knockouts, including homozygotes for a variant enriched in South Asians (Gln174Ter) and 615 heterozygotes for loss-of-function (LoF) variants. T2D risk was lower inSLC30A8LoF hetero- and homozygotes, and the protective effect strengthens in a gene dose-dependent manner (ORadditive=0.63 [0.53-0.78, p=7.5E-07], ORrecessive=0.27 [0.09-0.80, p=0.018]). Recall-by-genotype ofSLC30A8LoF hetero- and homozygotes and their family members with oral glucose tolerance tests showed a gene dose-dependent reduction in glucose levels coupled with elevated insulin. Corrected Insulin Response, Disposition Index, and Insulin Sensitivity Index in LoF hetero- and homozygotes indicated higher glucose-stimulated insulin secretion with preserved beta cell function. These data suggest that therapeutic knockdown ofSLC30A8, up to and including complete knockout, may treat T2D safely and effectively..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 10. Apr. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

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Lamarche, Lindsey B. [VerfasserIn]
Koch, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Khalid, Shareef [VerfasserIn]
Zaman, Maleeha [VerfasserIn]
Zessis, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Clement, Matthew E. [VerfasserIn]
Denning, Daniel P. [VerfasserIn]
Goldfine, Allison B. [VerfasserIn]
Abbasi, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Harrow, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Underwood, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Tsunoyama, Kazuhisa [VerfasserIn]
Asaumi, Makoto [VerfasserIn]
Kou, Ikuyo [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Flores, Juan L [VerfasserIn]
Shuldiner, Alan R. [VerfasserIn]
Rasheed, Asif [VerfasserIn]
Jahanzaib, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Mian, Muhammad Rehan [VerfasserIn]
Liaqat, Muhammad Bilal [VerfasserIn]
Abdulsalam, Usman [VerfasserIn]
Sultana, Riffat [VerfasserIn]
Jalal, Anjum [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Muhammad Hamid [VerfasserIn]
Abbas, Shahid [VerfasserIn]
Memon, Fazal Rehman [VerfasserIn]
Ishaq, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Gurtan, Allan M. [VerfasserIn]
Dominy, John E. [VerfasserIn]
Saleheen, Danish [VerfasserIn]

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Biology

doi:

10.1101/2024.04.05.24305397

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XBI043188001