期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 56, 期 3, 页码 175-187出版社
BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
DOI: 10.1530/JME-15-0212
关键词
diabetes; islets; cellular signalling; amino acid transporters; mTORC1
The branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) leucine, isoleucine and valine, are essential amino acids that play a critical role in cellular signalling and metabolism. They acutely stimulate insulin secretion and activate the regulatory serine/threonine kinase mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), a kinase that promotes increased beta-cell mass and function. The effects of BCAA on cellular function are dependent on their active transport into the mammalian cells via amino acid transporters and thus the expression and activity of these transporters likely influence beta-cell signalling and function. In this report, we show that the System-L transporters are required for BCAA uptake into clonal beta-cell lines and pancreatic islets, and that these are essential for signalling to mTORC1. Further investigation revealed that the System-L amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is abundantly expressed in the islets, and that knockdown of LAT1 using siRNA inhibits mTORC1 signalling, leucine-stimulated insulin secretion and islet cell proliferation. In summary, we show that the LAT1 is required for regulating beta-cell signalling and function in islets and thus may be a novel pharmacological/nutritional target for the treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes.
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