Inactivation of specific β cell transcription factors in type 2 diabetes

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Inactivation of specific β cell transcription factors in type 2 diabetes
Creators Name:	Guo, S. and Dai, C. and Guo, M. and Taylor, B. and Harmon, J.S. and Sander, M. and Robertson, R.P. and Powers, A.C. and Stein, R.
Abstract:	Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) commonly arises from islet β cell failure and insulin resistance. Here, we examined the sensitivity of key islet-enriched transcription factors to oxidative stress, a condition associated with β cell dysfunction in both type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and T2DM. Hydrogen peroxide treatment of β cell lines induced cytoplasmic translocation of MAFA and NKX6.1. In parallel, the ability of nuclear PDX1 to bind endogenous target gene promoters was also dramatically reduced, whereas the activity of other key β cell transcriptional regulators was unaffected. MAFA levels were reduced, followed by a reduction in NKX6.1 upon development of hyperglycemia in db/db mice, a T2DM model. Transgenic expression of the glutathione peroxidase-1 antioxidant enzyme (GPX1) in db/db islet β cells restored nuclear MAFA, nuclear NKX6.1, and β cell function in vivo. Notably, the selective decrease in MAFA, NKX6.1, and PDX1 expression was found in human T2DM islets. MAFB, a MAFA-related transcription factor expressed in human β cells, was also severely compromised. We propose that MAFA, MAFB, NKX6.1, and PDX1 activity provides a gauge of islet β cell function, with loss of MAFA (and/or MAFB) representing an early indicator of β cell inactivity and the subsequent deficit of more impactful NKX6.1 (and/or PDX1) resulting in overt dysfunction associated with T2DM.
Keywords:	Experimental Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, HeLa Cells, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Organ Specificity, Transcription Factors, Animals, Mice
Source:	Journal of Clinical Investigation
ISSN:	1558-8238
Publisher:	American Society for Clinical Investigation
Volume:	123
Number:	8
Page Range:	3305-16
Date:	August 2013
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI65390
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