2024
Glucose Regulation of β-Cell KATP Channels: It Is Time for a New Model!
Merrins M, Kibbey R. Glucose Regulation of β-Cell KATP Channels: It Is Time for a New Model! Diabetes 2024, 73: 856-863. PMID: 38768366, PMCID: PMC11109790, DOI: 10.2337/dbi23-0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsGlucoseGlycolysisHumansInsulinInsulin SecretionInsulin-Secreting CellsKATP ChannelsModels, BiologicalOxidative PhosphorylationConceptsB-cell metabolismInsulin secretionEfficiency of mitochondrial ATP productionModel of glucose-stimulated insulin secretionGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionMitochondrial ATP productionNADPH productionGenetic evidenceInitial insulin secretionATP productionGlycolytic enzymesOXPHOSPyruvate kinaseATP/ADP ratioHealthy B cellsKATP channel closureB cellsDiabetes pathophysiologyGlycolysisStoichiometric yieldKATP channelsBioenergeticsATP/ADPMembrane depolarizationMetabolism
2022
Overexpression of UCP3 decreases mitochondrial efficiency in mouse skeletal muscle in vivo
Codella R, Alves TC, Befroy DE, Choi CS, Luzi L, Rothman DL, Kibbey RG, Shulman GI. Overexpression of UCP3 decreases mitochondrial efficiency in mouse skeletal muscle in vivo. FEBS Letters 2022, 597: 309-319. PMID: 36114012, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsIon ChannelsMiceMitochondriaMitochondria, MuscleMitochondrial ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalProtonsUncoupling Protein 3ConceptsOverexpression of UCP3ATP synthesisMitochondrial oxidationMitochondrial transmembrane proteinInner mitochondrial membraneSkeletal muscleMitochondrial oxidative phosphorylationMitochondrial oxidative metabolismMuscle-specific overexpressionMouse skeletal muscleTransmembrane proteinMitochondrial membraneProton leakPrecise functionOxidative phosphorylationMitochondrial efficiencyUCP3 expressionMitochondrial inefficiencyOverexpressionProtein 3UCP3Oxidative metabolismVivoMagnetic resonance spectroscopyPhosphorylationβ-cell deletion of the PKm1 and PKm2 isoforms of pyruvate kinase in mice reveals their essential role as nutrient sensors for the KATP channel
Foster HR, Ho T, Potapenko E, Sdao SM, Huang SM, Lewandowski SL, VanDeusen HR, Davidson SM, Cardone RL, Prentki M, Kibbey RG, Merrins MJ. β-cell deletion of the PKm1 and PKm2 isoforms of pyruvate kinase in mice reveals their essential role as nutrient sensors for the KATP channel. ELife 2022, 11: e79422. PMID: 35997256, PMCID: PMC9444242, DOI: 10.7554/elife.79422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateAdenosine TriphosphateAmino AcidsAnimalsMiceNutrientsProtein IsoformsPyruvate KinaseConceptsPyruvate kinaseATP/ADPCytosolic ATP/ADPAmino acidsPKM2 isoformPK isoformsPlasma membraneNutrient sensorNutrient responsesPEP carboxykinasePKM1Mitochondrial sourcesPKM2Channel closureEssential roleInsulin secretionDifferential responsePK activityKinaseMembrane depolarizationIsoformsDeletionATPKey roleADPMetabolic cycles and signals for insulin secretion
Merrins MJ, Corkey BE, Kibbey RG, Prentki M. Metabolic cycles and signals for insulin secretion. Cell Metabolism 2022, 34: 947-968. PMID: 35728586, PMCID: PMC9262871, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research