Résumé
The obesity epidemic has led to an increased incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes. AMP-activated protein kinase (Ampk) regulates energy homeostasis and is activated by cellular stress, hormones and the widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug metformin. Ampk phosphorylates mouse acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (Acc1; refs. 3,4) at Ser79 and Acc2 at Ser212, inhibiting the conversion of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA. The latter metabolite is a precursor in fatty acid synthesis and an allosteric inhibitor of fatty acid transport into mitochondria for oxidation. To test the physiological impact of these phosphorylation events, we generated mice with alanine knock-in mutations in both Acc1 (at Ser79) and Acc2 (at Ser212) (Acc double knock-in, AccDKI). Compared to wild-type mice, these mice have elevated lipogenesis and lower fatty acid oxidation, which contribute to the progression of insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and NAFLD, but not obesity. Notably, AccDKI mice made obese by high-fat feeding are refractory to the lipid-lowering and insulin-sensitizing effects of metformin. These findings establish that inhibitory phosphorylation of Acc by Ampk is essential for the control of lipid metabolism and, in the setting of obesity, for metformin-induced improvements in insulin action.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 1649-1654 |
Nombre de pages | 6 |
Journal | Nature Medicine |
Volume | 19 |
Numéro de publication | 12 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - déc. 2013 |
Publié à l'externe | Oui |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:We thank C. Saab from the McMaster Centre for Translational Imaging for completing the computed tomography analysis and S. Stypa and E. Day for technical assistance. This study was supported by grants and fellowships from the Australian Research Council and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (B.E.K.), the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (B.E.K., B.J.v.D. and G.R.S.), the Canadian Diabetes Association (G.R.S., J.R.B.D. and J.D.S.) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (G.R.S. and J.R.B.D.) and was supported in part by the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Program (B.E.K.) and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (G.R.S.). M.D.F. is supported by a CIHR Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, J.D.S. is supported by a Canadian Diabetes Association Scholar Award and G.R.S. holds a Canada Research Chair in Metabolism and Obesity.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't