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Glucose Sensing by Skeletal Myocytes Couples Nutrient Signaling to Systemic Homeostasis.

Molecular cell | 2017

Skeletal muscle is a major site of postprandial glucose disposal. Inadequate insulin action in skeletal myocytes contributes to hyperglycemia in diabetes. Although glucose is known to stimulate insulin secretion by β cells, whether it directly engages nutrient signaling pathways in skeletal muscle to maintain systemic glucose homeostasis remains largely unexplored. Here we identified the Baf60c-Deptor-AKT pathway as a target of muscle glucose sensing that augments insulin action in skeletal myocytes. Genetic activation of this pathway improved postprandial glucose disposal in mice, whereas its muscle-specific ablation impaired insulin action and led to postprandial glucose intolerance. Mechanistically, glucose triggers KATP channel-dependent calcium signaling, which promotes HDAC5 phosphorylation and nuclear exclusion, leading to Baf60c induction and insulin-independent AKT activation. This pathway is engaged by the anti-diabetic sulfonylurea drugs to exert their full glucose-lowering effects. These findings uncover an unexpected mechanism of glucose sensing in skeletal myocytes that contributes to homeostasis and therapeutic action.

Pubmed ID: 28475869 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK034933
  • Agency: NIA NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 AG048072
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 DK102456
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 DK112800

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