AMP活化蛋白激酶
葡萄糖摄取
蛋白激酶A
蛋白激酶B
胰岛素受体
磷酸化
碳水化合物代谢
胰岛素
激酶
信号转导
生物
葡萄糖转运蛋白
细胞生物学
作者
Boyu Yang,Qiong-Li Yu,Bo Chang,Qi Guo,Si-Tong Xu,Xue-Jie Yi,Shicheng Cao
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bbadis.2021.166126
摘要
Mitochondrial-derived peptide (MOTS-c) has gained increasing attention as a promising therapeutic or prevention strategy for obesity and diabetes mellitus. MOTS-c targets the folate cycle, leading to an accumulation of 5-aminomidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR) as well as AMPK activation. AMPK is a well-known upstream regulator of the proliferation-activated receptor co-activator 1 (PGC-1α), which can improve mitochondrial biogenesis via co-transcriptional modifications. We hypothesized that AMPK can induce the expression of MOTS-c through PGC-1α. Our study aimed to explore whether MOTS-c and/or exercise can regulate MOTS-c expression, attenuate insulin resistance and enhance glucose metabolism both in vitro and in vivo. It was found that C2C12 myotubes exposed to Compound C (an AMPK inhibitor) had deceases in the protein and mRNA expressions of PGC-1α and MOTS-c. PGC-1α knockdown downregulated the protein and mRNA expressions of MOTS-c in C2C12 myotubes, whereas both PGC-1α overexpression and recombinant MOTS-c supplementation upregulated the protein and mRNA expressions of MOTS-c in C2C12 myotubes. Furthermore, the skeletal muscle and plasma levels of MOTS-c were markedly reduced in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Treadmill training remarkably upregulated the protein levels of MOTS-c, PGC-1α and GLUT4, along with the phosphorylation levels of AMPK and ACC. Altogether, these results indicate that AMPK/PGC-1α pathway can mediate the secretion and/or production of MOTS-c in skeletal muscle, implying the possible roles of exercise intervention and recombinant MOTS-c in treating obesity and diabetes mellitus.
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