Obesity-induced overexpression of miR-802 impairs glucose metabolism through silencing of Hnf1b
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Obesity-induced overexpression of miR-802 impairs glucose metabolism through silencing of Hnf1b. / Kornfeld, Jan-Wilhelm; Baitzel, Catherina; Könner, A Christine; Nicholls, Hayley T; Vogt, Merly C; Herrmanns, Karolin; Scheja, Ludger; Haumaitre, Cécile; Wolf, Anna M; Knippschild, Uwe; Seibler, Jost; Cereghini, Silvia; Heeren, Joerg; Stoffel, Markus; Brüning, Jens C.
In: NATURE, Vol. 494, No. 7435, 07.02.2013, p. 111-5.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Obesity-induced overexpression of miR-802 impairs glucose metabolism through silencing of Hnf1b
AU - Kornfeld, Jan-Wilhelm
AU - Baitzel, Catherina
AU - Könner, A Christine
AU - Nicholls, Hayley T
AU - Vogt, Merly C
AU - Herrmanns, Karolin
AU - Scheja, Ludger
AU - Haumaitre, Cécile
AU - Wolf, Anna M
AU - Knippschild, Uwe
AU - Seibler, Jost
AU - Cereghini, Silvia
AU - Heeren, Joerg
AU - Stoffel, Markus
AU - Brüning, Jens C
PY - 2013/2/7
Y1 - 2013/2/7
N2 - Insulin resistance represents a hallmark during the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated disturbances of glucose and lipid metabolism. MicroRNA (miRNA)-dependent post-transcriptional gene silencing has been recognized recently to control gene expression in disease development and progression, including that of insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes. The deregulation of miRNAs miR-143 (ref. 4), miR-181 (ref. 5), and miR-103 and miR-107 (ref. 6) alters hepatic insulin sensitivity. Here we report that the expression of miR-802 is increased in the liver of two obese mouse models and obese human subjects. Inducible transgenic overexpression of miR-802 in mice causes impaired glucose tolerance and attenuates insulin sensitivity, whereas reduction of miR-802 expression improves glucose tolerance and insulin action. We identify Hnf1b (also known as Tcf2) as a target of miR-802-dependent silencing, and show that short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated reduction of Hnf1b in liver causes glucose intolerance, impairs insulin signalling and promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis. In turn, hepatic overexpression of Hnf1b improves insulin sensitivity in Lepr(db/db) mice. Thus, this study defines a critical role for deregulated expression of miR-802 in the development of obesity-associated impairment of glucose metabolism through targeting of Hnf1b, and assigns Hnf1b an unexpected role in the control of hepatic insulin sensitivity.
AB - Insulin resistance represents a hallmark during the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated disturbances of glucose and lipid metabolism. MicroRNA (miRNA)-dependent post-transcriptional gene silencing has been recognized recently to control gene expression in disease development and progression, including that of insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes. The deregulation of miRNAs miR-143 (ref. 4), miR-181 (ref. 5), and miR-103 and miR-107 (ref. 6) alters hepatic insulin sensitivity. Here we report that the expression of miR-802 is increased in the liver of two obese mouse models and obese human subjects. Inducible transgenic overexpression of miR-802 in mice causes impaired glucose tolerance and attenuates insulin sensitivity, whereas reduction of miR-802 expression improves glucose tolerance and insulin action. We identify Hnf1b (also known as Tcf2) as a target of miR-802-dependent silencing, and show that short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated reduction of Hnf1b in liver causes glucose intolerance, impairs insulin signalling and promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis. In turn, hepatic overexpression of Hnf1b improves insulin sensitivity in Lepr(db/db) mice. Thus, this study defines a critical role for deregulated expression of miR-802 in the development of obesity-associated impairment of glucose metabolism through targeting of Hnf1b, and assigns Hnf1b an unexpected role in the control of hepatic insulin sensitivity.
KW - Animals
KW - Gene Expression Regulation
KW - Gene Silencing
KW - Gluconeogenesis
KW - Glucose
KW - Glucose Intolerance
KW - Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta
KW - Humans
KW - Insulin
KW - Insulin Resistance
KW - Liver
KW - Mice
KW - MicroRNAs
KW - Obesity
KW - Signal Transduction
U2 - 10.1038/nature11793
DO - 10.1038/nature11793
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23389544
VL - 494
SP - 111
EP - 115
JO - NATURE
JF - NATURE
SN - 0028-0836
IS - 7435
ER -