SIRT2 ablation inhibits glucose-stimulated insulin secretion through decreasing glycolytic flux.

Abstract

Rationale: Sirtuins are NAD+-dependent protein deacylases known to have protective effects against age-related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease. SIRT2 is the only primarily cytoplasmic isoform and its overall role in glucose homeostasis remains uncertain. Methods: SIRT2-knockout (KO) rats were constructed to evaluate the role of SIRT2 in glucose homeostasis. The effect of SIRT2 on β-cell function was detected by investigating the morphology, insulin secretion, and metabolomic state of islets. The deacetylation and stabilization of GKRP in β-cells by SIRT2 were determined by western blot, adenoviral infection, and immunoprecipitation. Results: SIRT2-KO rats exhibited impaired glucose tolerance and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), without change in insulin sensitivity. SIRT2 deficiency or inhibition by AGK2 decreased GSIS in isolated rat islets, with lowered oxygen consumption rate. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of SIRT2 enhanced insulin secretion from rat islets. Metabolomics analysis revealed a decrease in metabolites of glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle in SIRT2-KO islets compared with control islets. Our study further demonstrated that glucokinase regulatory protein (GKRP), an endogenous inhibitor of glucokinase (GCK), was expressed in rat islets. SIRT2 overexpression deacetylated GKRP in INS-1 β-cells. SIRT2 knockout or inhibition elevated GKRP protein stability in islet β-cells, leading to an increase in the interaction of GKRP and GCK. On the contrary, SIRT2 inhibition promoted the protein degradation of ALDOA, a glycolytic enzyme. Conclusions: SIRT2 ablation inhibits GSIS through blocking GKRP protein degradation and promoting ALDOA protein degradation, resulting in a decrease in glycolytic flux.

• Authors: Feiye Zhou, Linlin Zhang, Kecheng Zhu, Mengyao Bai, Yuqing Zhang, Qin Zhu, Shushu Wang, Chunxiang Sheng, Miaomiao Yuan, Yun Liu, Jieli Lu, Li Shao, Xiao Wang, Libin Zhou
• Journal: Theranostics (Theranostics) Vol. 11 Issue 10 Pg. 4825-4838 ( 2021) ISSN: 1838-7640 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 33754030 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © The author(s).

Chemical References

• AGK2 compound
• Furans
• Gckr protein, rat
• Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
• Quinolines
• Sirt2 protein, rat
• Sirtuin 2
• Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase

Topics

• Animals
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Citric Acid Cycle (drug effects, genetics)
• Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase (metabolism)
• Furans (pharmacology)
• Gene Knockout Techniques
• Glucose Intolerance (genetics, metabolism)
• Glycolysis (drug effects, genetics)
• Insulin Resistance (genetics)
• Insulin Secretion (drug effects, genetics)
• Insulin-Secreting Cells
• Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins (metabolism)
• Islets of Langerhans (metabolism)
• Metabolomics
• Quinolines (pharmacology)
• Rats
• Rats, Transgenic
• Sirtuin 2 (genetics)