RESUMO
Mechanisms coordinating pancreatic ß cell metabolism with insulin secretion are essential for glucose homeostasis. One key mechanism of ß cell nutrient sensing uses the mitochondrial GTP (mtGTP) cycle. In this cycle, mtGTP synthesized by succinyl-CoA synthetase (SCS) is hydrolyzed via mitochondrial PEPCK (PEPCK-M) to make phosphoenolpyruvate, a high-energy metabolite that integrates TCA cycling and anaplerosis with glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Several strategies, including xenotopic overexpression of yeast mitochondrial GTP/GDP exchanger (GGC1) and human ATP and GTP-specific SCS isoforms, demonstrated the importance of the mtGTP cycle. These studies confirmed that mtGTP triggers and amplifies normal GSIS and rescues defects in GSIS both in vitro and in vivo. Increased mtGTP synthesis enhanced calcium oscillations during GSIS. mtGTP also augmented mitochondrial mass, increased insulin granule number, and membrane proximity without triggering de-differentiation or metabolic fragility. These data highlight the importance of the mtGTP signal in nutrient sensing, insulin secretion, mitochondrial maintenance, and ß cell health.
Assuntos
Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Glucose/metabolismo , Guanosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Células Secretoras de Insulina/metabolismo , Insulina/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Succinato-CoA Ligases/metabolismo , Animais , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Linhagem Celular , Proliferação de Células/genética , Ciclo do Ácido Cítrico/genética , Homeostase , Humanos , Secreção de Insulina/genética , Secreção de Insulina/fisiologia , Células Secretoras de Insulina/enzimologia , Células Secretoras de Insulina/ultraestrutura , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , Mitocôndrias/enzimologia , Mitocôndrias/ultraestrutura , Membranas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Fosforilação Oxidativa , Fosfoenolpiruvato Carboxiquinase (ATP)/metabolismo , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
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