2022
Distinct subcellular localisation of intramyocellular lipids and reduced PKCε/PKCθ activity preserve muscle insulin sensitivity in exercise-trained mice
Gaspar R, Lyu K, Hubbard B, Leitner B, Luukkonen P, Hirabara S, Sakuma I, Nasiri A, Zhang D, Kahn M, Cline G, Pauli J, Perry R, Petersen K, Shulman G. Distinct subcellular localisation of intramyocellular lipids and reduced PKCε/PKCθ activity preserve muscle insulin sensitivity in exercise-trained mice. Diabetologia 2022, 66: 567-578. PMID: 36456864, PMCID: PMC11194860, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CsSubcellular compartmentsDistinct subcellular localisationMuscle insulin sensitivityMultiple subcellular compartmentsInsulin receptor kinaseNovel protein kinase CsActivation of PKCεSubcellular localisationPKCθ translocationReceptor kinasePlasma membraneSubcellular distributionTriacylglycerol contentCrucial pathwaysIntramuscular triacylglycerol contentRC miceDiacylglycerolConclusions/interpretationThese resultsPKCεPM compartmentPhosphorylationMuscle triacylglycerol contentSkeletal muscleRecent findings
2019
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance, and Ceramides
Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance, and Ceramides. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 1866-1869. PMID: 31693811, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcibr1910023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Macrophage-specific de Novo Synthesis of Ceramide Is Dispensable for Inflammasome-driven Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesity*
Camell CD, Nguyen KY, Jurczak MJ, Christian BE, Shulman GI, Shadel GS, Dixit VD. Macrophage-specific de Novo Synthesis of Ceramide Is Dispensable for Inflammasome-driven Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesity*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290: 29402-29413. PMID: 26438821, PMCID: PMC4705943, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.680199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCarrier ProteinsCeramidesDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalFatty AcidsFemaleInflammasomesInflammationInsulin ResistanceLipidsMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondriaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinObesityOxidative StressSerine C-PalmitoyltransferaseConceptsDe novo synthesisNovo synthesisOverexpression of catalaseDietary lipid overloadSynthesis machineryTissue homeostasisCell-specific deletionInflammasome activationAdipose tissue homeostasisNLRP3 inflammasome activationMyeloid cell-specific deletionMetabolic pathwaysCeramide synthesisAlternate metabolic pathwaysCaspase-1 cleavageEnergy homeostasisLipid overloadCeramideLipid metabolismInflammasome-dependent mannerOxidative stressDanger signalsFat diet-induced obesityHomeostasisFatty acids