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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 109-121 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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