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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
卷 120, 期 10, 页码 3713-3721出版社
AMER SOC CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INC
DOI: 10.1172/JCI40440
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- NIH NIDDK [R01 DK068157, P01 DK049210]
- NIH [T32-GM07229]
The homeodomain transcription factor pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx1) is a major mediator of insulin transcription and a key regulator of the beta cell phenotype. Heterozygous mutations in PDX1 are associated with the development of diabetes in humans. Understanding how Pdx1 expression levels are controlled is therefore of intense interest in the study and treatment of diabetes. Pdx1 C terminus-interacting factor-1 (Pcif1, also known as SPOP) is a nuclear protein that inhibits Pdx1 transactivation. Here, we show that Pcif1 targets Pdx1 for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Silencing of Pcif1 increased Pdx1 protein levels in cultured mouse beta cells, and Pcif1 heterozygosity normalized Pdx1 protein levels in Pdx1(+/-) mouse islets, thereby increasing expression of key Pdx1 transcriptional targets. Remarkably, Pcif1 heterozygosity improved glucose homeostasis and p cell function and normalized beta cell mass in Pdx1(+/-) mice by modulating beta cell survival. These findings indicate that in adult mouse beta cells, Pcif1 limits Pdx1 protein accumulation and thus the expression of insulin and other gene targets important in the maintenance of Beta cell mass and function. They also provide evidence that targeting the turnover of a pancreatic transcription factor in vivo can improve glucose homeostasis.
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