Nephrin Contributes to Insulin Secretion and Affects Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Independently of Insulin Receptor
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Nephrin Contributes to Insulin Secretion and Affects Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Independently of Insulin Receptor. / Villarreal, Rodrigo; Mitrofanova, Alla; Maiguel, Dony; Morales, Ximena; Jeon, Jongmin; Grahammer, Florian; Leibiger, Ingo B; Guzman, Johanna; Fachado, Alberto; Yoo, Tae H; Busher Katin, Anja; Gellermann, Jutta; Merscher, Sandra; Burke, George W; Berggren, Per-Olof; Oh, Jun; Huber, Tobias B; Fornoni, Alessia.
In: J AM SOC NEPHROL, Vol. 27, No. 4, 04.2016, p. 1029-41.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Nephrin Contributes to Insulin Secretion and Affects Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Independently of Insulin Receptor
AU - Villarreal, Rodrigo
AU - Mitrofanova, Alla
AU - Maiguel, Dony
AU - Morales, Ximena
AU - Jeon, Jongmin
AU - Grahammer, Florian
AU - Leibiger, Ingo B
AU - Guzman, Johanna
AU - Fachado, Alberto
AU - Yoo, Tae H
AU - Busher Katin, Anja
AU - Gellermann, Jutta
AU - Merscher, Sandra
AU - Burke, George W
AU - Berggren, Per-Olof
AU - Oh, Jun
AU - Huber, Tobias B
AU - Fornoni, Alessia
N1 - Copyright © 2016 by the American Society of Nephrology.
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Nephrin belongs to a family of highly conserved proteins with a well characterized function as modulators of cell adhesion and guidance, and nephrin may have a role in metabolic pathways linked to podocyte and pancreatic β-cell survival. However, this role is incompletely characterized. In this study, we developed floxed nephrin mice for pancreatic β-cell-specific deletion of nephrin, which had no effect on islet size and glycemia. Nephrin deficiency, however, resulted in glucose intolerance in vivo and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin release ex vivo Glucose intolerance was also observed in eight patients with nephrin mutations compared with three patients with other genetic forms of nephrotic syndrome or nine healthy controls.In vitro experiments were conducted to investigate if nephrin affects autocrine signaling through insulin receptor A (IRA) and B (IRB), which are both expressed in human podocytes and pancreatic islets. Coimmunoprecipitation of nephrin and IRB but not IRA was observed and required IR phosphorylation. Nephrin per se was sufficient to induce phosphorylation of p70S6K in an phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent but IR/Src-independent manner, which was not augmented by exogenous insulin. These results suggest a role for nephrin as an independent modulator of podocyte and pancreatic β-cell nutrient sensing in the fasting state and the potential of nephrin as a drug target in diabetes.
AB - Nephrin belongs to a family of highly conserved proteins with a well characterized function as modulators of cell adhesion and guidance, and nephrin may have a role in metabolic pathways linked to podocyte and pancreatic β-cell survival. However, this role is incompletely characterized. In this study, we developed floxed nephrin mice for pancreatic β-cell-specific deletion of nephrin, which had no effect on islet size and glycemia. Nephrin deficiency, however, resulted in glucose intolerance in vivo and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin release ex vivo Glucose intolerance was also observed in eight patients with nephrin mutations compared with three patients with other genetic forms of nephrotic syndrome or nine healthy controls.In vitro experiments were conducted to investigate if nephrin affects autocrine signaling through insulin receptor A (IRA) and B (IRB), which are both expressed in human podocytes and pancreatic islets. Coimmunoprecipitation of nephrin and IRB but not IRA was observed and required IR phosphorylation. Nephrin per se was sufficient to induce phosphorylation of p70S6K in an phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent but IR/Src-independent manner, which was not augmented by exogenous insulin. These results suggest a role for nephrin as an independent modulator of podocyte and pancreatic β-cell nutrient sensing in the fasting state and the potential of nephrin as a drug target in diabetes.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Animals
KW - Child
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Insulin
KW - Insulin-Secreting Cells
KW - Male
KW - Membrane Proteins
KW - Mice
KW - Phosphorylation
KW - Podocytes
KW - Receptor, Insulin
KW - Signal Transduction
KW - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
U2 - 10.1681/ASN.2015020210
DO - 10.1681/ASN.2015020210
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 26400569
VL - 27
SP - 1029
EP - 1041
JO - J AM SOC NEPHROL
JF - J AM SOC NEPHROL
SN - 1046-6673
IS - 4
ER -