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The multifaceted role of ATF4 in regulating glucose-stimulated insulin secretion

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2022 Jun 30;611:165-171. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.04.038. Epub 2022 Apr 16.

Authors

Mitsuaki Sobajima  1 Masato Miyake  2 Yoshimasa Hamada  2 Kazue Tsugawa  3 Miho Oyadomari  3 Ryota Inoue  4 Jun Shirakawa  4 Hiroshi Arima  5 Seiichi Oyadomari  6

Affiliations

  • 1 Division of Molecular Biology, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Department of Molecular Physiology, Diabetes Therapeutics and Research Center, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Fujii Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Laboratory of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8512, Japan.
  • 2 Division of Molecular Biology, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Department of Molecular Physiology, Diabetes Therapeutics and Research Center, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Fujii Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
  • 3 Division of Molecular Biology, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
  • 4 Laboratory of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8512, Japan.
  • 5 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan.
  • 6 Division of Molecular Biology, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Department of Molecular Physiology, Diabetes Therapeutics and Research Center, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan; Fujii Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. Electronic address: oyadomar@genome.tokushima-u.ac.jp.

Abstract

Stress-inducible transcription factor ATF4 is essential for survival and identity of β-cell during stress conditions. However, the physiological role of ATF4 in β-cell function is not yet completely understood. To understand the role of ATF4 in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), β-cell-specific Atf4 knockout (βAtf4KO) mice were phenotypically characterized. Insulin secretion and mechanistic analyses were performed using islets from control Atf4f/f and βAtf4KO mice to assess key regulators for triggering and amplifying signals for GSIS. βAtf4KO mice displayed glucose intolerance due to reduced insulin secretion. Moreover, βAtf4KO islets exhibited a decrease in both the insulin content and first-phase insulin secretion. The analysis of βAtf4KO islets showed that ATF4 is required for insulin production and glucose-stimulated ATP and cAMP production. The results demonstrate that ATF4 contributes to the multifaceted regulatory process in GSIS even under stress-free conditions.

Keywords: ATF4; ATP production; GSIS; ISR; Islet; Knockout mouse; β-cell.

Conflict of interest statement

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