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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 282, Issue 1, 287-293, January 5, 2007
Metabolic Diapause in Pancreatic
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| ABSTRACT |
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-cell function and mass. It is unclear whether diabetes treatment should aim at restoring
-cell performance/mass or at inducing "
-cell rest" to prevent further deterioration. The transcription factor Foxo1 protects
-cells against oxidative stress induced by hyperglycemia and prevents
-cell replication in insulin-resistant states. Here we show that these combined effects are associated with a concerted repression of genes involved in glycolysis, nitric-oxide synthesis, G protein-coupled receptor signaling, and ion transport. Conversely, Foxo1 increases expression of several neurotransmitter receptors and fails to regulate target genes predicted from Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila studies. Functional analyses show decreased glucose utilization and insulin secretion in
-cells overexpressing Foxo1. We propose the definition of "metabolic diapause" for the changes induced by Foxo1 to protect
-cells against oxidative stress. The data provide genetic underpinning for the concept of
-cell rest as a treatment goal in diabetes. | INTRODUCTION |
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-cell function (1). Defects of
-cell function in diabetes are complex and include reduced insulin secretion and alterations of
-cell mass (2). Moreover, there are both genetic and acquired (environmental) components to
-cell failure. Thus, an impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion can be detected in nondiabetic first degree relatives of diabetic patients, consistent with a genetic predisposition (3, 4). However, following the onset of diabetes, hyperglycemia itself causes a deterioration of insulin secretion, which can be partly reversed by improved glycemic control (5), demonstrating a role of acquired metabolic abnormalities in
-cell failure (6). Indeed, an apparently inexorable decline of
-cell function is a hallmark of diabetes and a major cause of therapeutic failure (7).
Agents that reverse or prevent
-cell failure play an important role in diabetes treatment, and two new classes of drugs that target
-cells have been recently introduced as adjuvant treatments for diabetes (8). There persists, however, a fundamental ambiguity about the goal of therapies targeting the
-cell. Simply put, the question is whether the goal should be to preserve
-cell function by reducing the metabolic demand on the
-cell ("
-cell rest") (9-13) or to increase
-cell performance in the face of high metabolic demand (14).
It remains unclear whether the two primary components of
-cell failure, impaired insulin secretion and reduced
-cell mass (15), are mechanistically linked. Turnover studies in mice support the view that
-cells are capable of a limited number of replications (16), suggesting that the decrease of
-cell mass in humans with diabetes is the result of an exhaustion of the proliferative capacity of the
-cell. Thus, understanding the mechanism linking
-cell renewal and insulin secretion can provide clues to the best therapeutic approach to
-cell failure.
The forkhead transcription factor Foxo1 regulates
-cell proliferation in insulin-resistant states (17, 18) and promotes a state of "premature senescence" (19-21) to protect
-cells against hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress (22). In addition, Foxo1 activity in
-cells is modulated by GLP-1 (23), glucose (24), and oleic acid (25). Thus, Foxo1 represents a potential relay node to integrate
-cell function in response to nutrients and hormones with
-cell turnover. To understand the mechanism by which Foxo1 controls these processes, we determined the RNA expression profile of cultured
-cells with a gain of function in Foxo1.
| EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES |
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Recombinant Adenovirus TransductionThe mutant Foxo1 carries single amino acid substitutions replacing the three main phosphorylation sites, Thr24
Ala, Ser253
Asp, and Ser316
Ala, and has been described previously (29). INS832/13 cells were seeded 2 days before use and transduced with adenovirus encoding Foxo1 or
-galactosidase at a multiplicity of infection of 50 plaque-forming units/cell for 1 h in 1 ml of complete medium. The adenoviral solution was replaced with complete medium, and cells were allowed to recover for 24 h before the experiment. Under these conditions, >95% of the cells are transduced (not shown).
Gene ExpressionRNA was isolated with Trizol reagent (Invitrogen) from three independent experiments. Semiquantitative or quantitative real time PCRs (Opticon 2, MJ Research, Waltham, MA) were performed as described previously (30). Primer sequences are available upon request.
Cell ProliferationINS832/13 cell proliferation was evaluated using a BrdUrd3 enzyme-linked immunoassay kit (Roche Applied Science). Adenovirus-transduced INS832/13 cells were seeded in 96-well plates (8 x 104 cells/well) and allowed to recover for 24 h. BrdUrd was added to the culture medium for 1 h, and cells were fixed, incubated with peroxidase-conjugated anti-BrdUrd antibody, and the immune complexes were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Bio-Rad).
Cell Death and ApoptosisCells were plated in 6-well plates and cultured until 80% confluent. Following transduction with
-galactosidase or Foxo1 or treatment with 25 µM H2O2 for 1 h to induce apoptosis (31), we measured caspase-3 activation and cell toxicity using the CaspACE and CytoTox 96 cytotoxicity (Promega) assay systems, respectively. The CytoTox 96 assay measures the release of cytoplasmic enzymes in the medium upon loss of membrane integrity as a result of cytotoxicity. Simultaneously, cells were harvested to measure apoptosis. After a brief centrifugation at 450 x g, cell pellets were resuspended in lysis buffer, and caspase-3 activity was determined by adding assay buffer containing the DEVD-p-nitroanilide substrate.
Insulin Secretion and Total Insulin Content Assays70% confluent INS832/13 cells were seeded in 24-well plates 1 day before use. On the day of the experiment, cells were washed and incubated for 30 min in 2.8 mM glucose KRBH buffer before incubation for 30 min at different glucose concentrations (2.8 and 16 mM) or 35 mM KCl to induce cell depolarization. At the end of the incubation, culture medium was collected, centrifuged to remove cells, and assayed for rat/human insulin content by radioimmunoassay (Linco, St. Charles, MO). Total insulin content was measured after acid ethanol extraction (32).
Glucose MetabolismWe measured glucose oxidation as 14CO2 production from [U-14C]glucose and glucose utilization by measuring 3H2O production from [5-3H]glucose (33). We carried out the two determinations simultaneously and terminated the reactions by the addition of 40% perchloric acid. Tritiated water was separated by chromatography on AG1X8 column (Bio-Rad). 14CO2 was captured by glass fiber filters previously soaked in 5% KOH.
Microarray AnalysisRNA was isolated from INS832/13 cells 24 h post-transduction using the Trizol reagent (Invitrogen) from four replicate samples. RNA samples were reverse-transcribed, labeled, and hybridized to a rat 230A DNA microarray (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The mean expression value of samples derived from cells overexpressing Foxo1 and
-galactosidase was compared for each set of probes. Of the 15,924 sets of probes represented on the microarray, 4725 were considered present in at least one of the two conditions according to the software threshold, and 2237 changed significantly upon CN-Foxo1 overexpression, using a false discovery rate of 5% to declare significance. Among these, we detected 721 known genes and 1516 expressed sequence tags. The full list of genes with an altered expression profile is shown in supplemental Table 1. Gene expression data were further analyzed with the ErmineJ bioinformatics tool. ErmineJ performs analyses of gene sets in expression microarray data to determine whether specific biological pathways are significantly altered. We used p
0.05 as a threshold to declare significance.
Chromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromatin immunoprecipitation assay kits (Upstate%20Biotechnology">Upstate Biotechnology, Inc., Lake Placid, NY) were used as described (34). 106 INS823/13 cells were growth-arrested by serum deprivation overnight, fixed in 1% formaldehyde, washed, and resuspended in lysis buffer. Samples were sonicated to shear DNA to lengths of 200-1,000 bp, and the material was immunoprecipitated with anti-Foxo1 antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA). DNA was recovered and amplified by PCR using oligonucleotides flanking the assayed promoter regions (34).
Statistical AnalysisData are expressed as mean ± S.E. Statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance and Student's t test. We used p < 0.05 to declare statistically significant differences.
| RESULTS |
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-cells against hyperglycemia, the transcriptional profile of
-cells expressing constitutively nuclear Foxo1 (Foxo1-ADA, bearing mutations of Akt phosphorylation sites) (22) should reveal the mechanism(s) of this protective effect. Since we previously showed that the Foxo1 response is identical in cultured
-cells and primary islets (22), in this study we used cultured
-cells (clone INS832/13) to allow for efficient adenoviral transduction. To minimize artifacts associated with gain-of-function of transcription factors, we used moderate overexpression and monitored its effects on cell survival and canonical Foxo1 target genes. Immunoblot analysis indicated that Foxo1 levels increased
5-fold following Foxo1 transduction (Fig. 1A) and resulted in a
6-fold increase of Ifgbp1 expression (Fig. 1B, Table 1), similar to previous reports (17, 35). Consistent with data in transgenic and knock-out mice indicating that Foxo1 controls
-cell proliferation (17, 18, 35), we detected a 50% decrease in BrdUrd incorporation into Foxo1-expressing cells (Fig. 1C).
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3-fold), Gck, and Slc2a2 (Glut2) (
2-fold). The predicted outcome of these changes would be decreased glucose utilization and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (Fig. 3A). In control cells, changes in glucose concentration from 2.8 to 16 mM resulted in a 3-fold increase of glucose oxidation (Fig. 3B). These data support the findings of the RNA profiling studies. Foxo1 transduction also induced a
65% decrease of glucose-dependent glucose utilization (Fig. 3C).
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-galactosidase adenovirus had no effect (Fig. 3D). We also observed a decrease in KCl-induced insulin secretion that is likely to result from decreased expression of several ion channels (supplemental Table 3).
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3-fold. Thus, Foxo1 induces a shift from glycolysis to FFA oxidation in
-cells.
Cytokine Signaling and Urea CycleCytokine signaling regulates synthesis of NO, a mediator of
-cell damage (36). RNA profiling of Foxo1-expressing
-cells revealed profound changes to this pathway (Table 3). We detected a 6-fold decrease in GTP cyclohydrolase, the rate-limiting enzyme for synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin, a cofactor required for nitricoxide synthase activity (37). The Foxo1-induced suppression dovetails with the known stimulatory effect of insulin on expression of this gene (38). Moreover, there were decreases of several enzymes in the urea cycle, which would be expected to decrease the levels of arginine, the NH2 donor for NO synthesis. In this context, the 8-fold decrease of arginase-1, the enzyme that metabolizes arginine to ornithine and urea, is likely to be secondary to decreased substrate synthesis. Although a decrease in arginase levels should lead to increased arginine availability for NO synthesis, it is unclear that this would result in increased NO production, because arginase inhibitors do not affect nitric oxide synthesis in
-cells (39).
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-subunit. Both changes would be predicted to dampen insulin secretion (40, 41), the latter in a glucose-dependent manner (42). It should be noted that activation of cannabinoid-1 and GABA-A receptors in the brain increases food intake (43-45), as does Foxo1 (46). Although we have not yet determined whether Foxo1 regulates these two receptors in the brain, the data are consistent with an overarching Foxo1 function, acting to coordinate
-cell insulin secretion with orexigenic brain signals during fasting.
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-cell are unclear, but it should be noted that Ddc SNPs are associated with longevity in Drosophila (47) and humans (48).
Other Pathways Contribute to a Quiescent State of the
-CellAdditional, noticeable changes in the transcriptional signature of the Foxo1-overexpressing
-cell include the down-regulation of genes involved in G protein-coupled receptors, including Glp1r and Gipr; the decrease in the expression of ion channels; and the failure to induce statistically significant changes in genes involved in cell death, survival, and anti-oxidants. A more detailed description of these changes is presented in the supplemental text and supplemental Tables 2 and 3.
| DISCUSSION |
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-cells: (i) Foxo1 induces a state of metabolic diapause (a response to adverse environmental conditions in which growth, development, and physiological activities are curtailed) (49); (ii) arguably, such
-cell rest could be a goal of diabetes treatment; and (iii) Foxo1 targets in
-cells largely differ from canonical diapause targets in Caenorhabditis elegans (50, 51) and show limited overlap with mammalian FoxO1 targets identified by Ramaswami et al. (52) in renal carcinoma cells.
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-Cells We have previously shown that Foxo1 nuclear translocation in
-cells is induced by hyperglycemia (22). Hence, this translocation can be construed as part of the physiologic
-cell response to metabolic stress. If so, the transcriptional profile of Foxo1-expressing
-cells should reveal mechanisms underlying this response. The results presented in this study indicate a generalized state of metabolic quiescence, with a switch from carbohydrates to lipids as an energy source, a decrease in insulin secretion, and reduced sensitivity to cytokines and cAMP-raising agents. It should be emphasized that this is an exquisitely acute response, since nuclear Foxo1 is rapidly degraded and its levels decline with chronic hyperglycemia (22). Indeed, the metabolic profile of
-cells cultured in high glucose for long periods of time is opposite to that described in this study, with increased expression of glycolytic, lipid synthetic genes (53) and
-cell proliferation (54), consistent with the loss of Foxo1 expression that one would anticipate under those conditions. Alternatively, the changes in gene expression could be interpreted as a "loss of specialized
-cell metabolism" (55). A similar decrease in glycolytic gene expression and glucose/lipid metabolic switch was reported in transgenic mice expressing nuclear Foxo1 in liver (56).
-Cell Rest as a Target of Diabetes TreatmentAlthough there is agreement that
-cell failure is central to the onset and steady deterioration of diabetes (7), it is unclear what the treatment of this condition should achieve.
-Cell dysfunction precedes hyperglycemia, and defects of first-phase response to glucose and pulsatility of insulin release can be demonstrated in the preclinical stages of the disease or in unaffected relatives of diabetic patients (4, 57). Treatment with sulfonylureas leads to partial restoration of insulin response (58-62), but it remains unclear whether
-cell function can be rendered normal. Moreover, the high rates of primary and secondary failure associated with drugs targeting
-cell dysfunction, such as sulfonylureas, have raised concerns that these agents accelerate
-cell failure. But the results of the United Kingdom Prevention of Diabetes Study appear not to substantiate these concerns, since the rates of failure of monotherapy were similar in patients treated with sulfonylureas or metformin (63). The introduction of new "
-tropic" drugs, such as incretins and DPP-4 inhibitors, with a distinct mechanism of action, is promising in this regard, but it should be emphasized that these drugs have modest effects (average HbA1c reductions
1%) (8). It has been suggested that a therapeutic goal, at least in the initial phases of the disease, should be the induction of a state of
-cell rest, which can be achieved experimentally with diazoxide, somatostatin, or fasting (12). Our data lend support to this concept, insofar as the Foxo1-induced metabolic diapause can be construed as a physiologic response to increased nutrient availability.
Cell Specificity of Foxo1 TargetsFoxo1 proteins were originally described as mediators of the dauer stage in C. elegans. Since then, multiple Foxo1 targets have been described, and it has been suggested that Foxo proteins promote stress resistance via induction of genes encoding anti-oxidants, DNA repair enzymes, and cell cycle inhibitors (50, 51). The demonstration that Foxo1 can induce the equivalent of a dauer stage in
-cells by activating an entirely different subset of genes should invite caution in extrapolating data from worms and flies to mammals. Although the phenotype of Foxo1 overexpression indeed bears considerable similarity to the dauer phenotype, our data indicate that it is achieved via entirely different mechanisms. Thus, desirable as it would be to take cues from studies of easily manipulatable organisms, these studies are unlikely to reflect the complexity of the integrated physiology of mammalian metabolism.
In conclusion, our analysis provides new insight into the molecular mechanisms linking peripheral metabolism and
-cell function. We propose that Foxo1 acts as a linchpin between nutrient sensing and regulation of
-cell function/turnover. Regulation of Foxo1 activity is a promising, if challenging, approach to diabetes treatment.
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The on-line version of this article (available at http://www.jbc.org) contains supplemental Tables 1-3. ![]()
1 A Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation postdoctoral fellow. ![]()
2 To whom correspondence should be addressed: Berrie Research Pavilion 1150 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032. E-mail: da230{at}columbia.edu.
3 The abbreviations used are: BrdUrd, bromodeoxyuridine; FFA, free fatty acid. ![]()
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