ZHX3 与 CEBPB 相互作用,抑制肝脏葡萄糖原基因表达和尿酸分泌
Wei Xuan Tan1,2, Lillian Yuxian Lim1, Nesha Afsha1
1Stem Cells and Diabetes Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138673, Singapore.
PNAS nexus
|February 24, 2025
概括
ZHX3蛋白抑制肝细胞中的葡萄糖基因,影响尿酸水平和2型糖尿病风险. 它在胰腺β细胞中的作用不受ZHX3删除的影响.
科学领域:
- 代谢调节 代谢调节 代谢调节
- 分子内分泌学分子内分泌学
- 转录控制 转录控制
背景情况:
- 尚不完全了解ZHX3在葡萄糖代谢和2型糖尿病 (T2D) 风险中的作用.
- ZHX3是一种转录抑制剂,与禁食血糖 (FBG) 水平和T2D风险有关.
研究的目的:
- 研究ZHX3在葡萄糖代谢中的功能.
- 阐明ZHX3影响FBG水平和T2D风险的分子机制.
主要方法:
- 在人类胰腺β细胞系 (EndoC-βH1) 和人类肝瘤细胞系 (HepG2) 中进行基因删除研究.
- 转录组分析以确定基因表达变化.
- 测量胰岛素分泌和尿酸水平.
- 同免疫沉和质谱测量以确定蛋白质相互作用.
主要成果:
- 在EndoC-βH1细胞中ZHX3的删除没有影响葡萄糖刺激胰岛素分泌 (GSIS) 或转录组.
- 在HepG2细胞中,ZHX3抑制葡萄糖原基因 (PCK1,G6PC1).
- 缺少ZHX3会在HepG2细胞中调节尿酸载体基因 (SLC17A1),导致尿酸分泌量增加.
- 尿酸升高会损害EndoC-βH1细胞中的GSIS.
- CEBPB被确定为ZHX3结合伙伴,参与抑制PCK1,G6PC1和SLC17A1转录.
结论:
- ZHX3在肝细胞中调节葡萄糖代谢方面发挥着关键作用.
- ZHX3通过其调节葡萄糖生成基因和尿酸运输,影响FBG水平和T2D风险.
- 对于这个监管功能来说,ZHX3和CEPB的相互作用是必不可少的.
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