Type 2 Diabetes and Congenital Hyperinsulinism Cause DNA Double-Strand Breaks and p53 Activity in β Cells
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...
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Published in | Cell metabolism Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 109 - 121 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
07.01.2014
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Summary: | 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.
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•β cell DNA damage and p53 activity in type 2 diabetes and congenital hyperinsulinism•Hyperglycolysis causes DNA breaks and β cell death via KATP channel inactivation•A GLP-1 analog or p53 deletion prevents glucotoxic β cell death |
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ISSN: | 1550-4131 1932-7420 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cmet.2013.11.007 |