Type 2 diabetes and congenital hyperinsulinism cause DNA double-strand breaks and p53 activity in β cells

Sharona Tornovsky-Babeay, Daniela Dadon, Oren Ziv, Elhanan Tzipilevich, Tehila Kadosh, Rachel Schyr-Ben Haroush, Ayat Hija, Miri Stolovich-Rain, Judith Furth-Lavi, Zvi Granot, Shay Porat, Louis H Philipson, Kevan C Herold, Tricia R Bhatti, Charles Stanley, Frances M Ashcroft, Peter In 'T Veld, Ann Saada, Mark A Magnuson, Benjamin GlaserYuval Dor

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Abstract

β cell failure in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with hyperglycemia, but the mechanisms are not fully understood. Congenital hyperinsulinism caused by glucokinase mutations (GCK-CHI) is associated with β cell replication and apoptosis. Here, we show that genetic activation of β cell glucokinase, initially triggering replication, causes apoptosis associated with DNA double-strand breaks and activation of the tumor suppressor p53. ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP channels) and calcineurin mediate this toxic effect. Toxicity of long-term glucokinase overactivity was confirmed by finding late-onset diabetes in older members of a GCK-CHI family. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mimetic treatment or p53 deletion rescues β cells from glucokinase-induced death, but only GLP-1 analog rescues β cell function. DNA damage and p53 activity in T2D suggest shared mechanisms of β cell failure in hyperglycemia and CHI. Our results reveal membrane depolarization via KATP channels, calcineurin signaling, DNA breaks, and p53 as determinants of β cell glucotoxicity and suggest pharmacological approaches to enhance β cell survival in diabetes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-121
Number of pages13
JournalCell Metabolism
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers
  • Calcineurin
  • Cell Death
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Congenital Hyperinsulinism
  • DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Enzyme Induction
  • Fasting
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Glucokinase
  • Glucose
  • Humans
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Mice
  • Transgenes
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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