期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22030983
关键词
Sortilin; Glut4; alternative splicing; adipocytes; molecular dynamics; protein– protein docking
资金
- Department of Veterans Affairs [VAMR I01BX003836, VA RCS IK6BX005387]
This study identified a novel sortilin splice variant related to glucose metabolism, whose presence may be associated with insulin resistance in adipocytes. This finding provides a new potential target for the management of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder defined by systemic insulin resistance. Insulin resistance in adipocytes, an important regulator of glucose metabolism, results in impaired glucose uptake. The trafficking protein, sortilin, regulates major glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) movement, thereby promoting glucose uptake in adipocytes. Here, we demonstrate the presence of an alternatively spliced sortilin variant (Sort(17b)), whose levels increase with insulin resistance in mouse 3T3L1 adipocytes. Using a splicing minigene, we show that inclusion of alternative exon 17b results in the expression of Sort(17b) splice variant. Bioinformatic analysis indicated a novel intrinsic disorder region (IDR) encoded by exon 17b of Sort(17b). Root mean square deviation (RMSD) and root mean square fluctuation (RMSF) measurements using molecular dynamics demonstrated increased flexibility of the protein backbone within the IDR. Using protein-protein docking and co-immunoprecipitation assays, we show robust binding of Glut4 to Sort(17b). Further, results demonstrate that over-expression of Sort(17b) correlates with reduced Glut4 translocation and decreased glucose uptake in adipocytes. The study demonstrates that insulin resistance in 3T3L1 adipocytes promotes expression of a novel sortilin splice variant with thus far unknown implications in glucose metabolism. This knowledge may be used to develop therapeutics targeting sortilin variants in the management of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
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