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AMPK regulation of Raptor and TSC2 mediate metformin effects on transcriptional control of anabolism and inflammation.

Genes & development · 2020 · Vol. 34 (19-20) · pp. 1330-1344

Abstract

Despite being the frontline therapy for type 2 diabetes, the mechanisms of action of the biguanide drug metformin are still being discovered. In particular, the detailed molecular interplays between the AMPK and the mTORC1 pathway in the hepatic benefits of metformin are still ill defined. Metformin-dependent activation of AMPK classically inhibits mTORC1 via TSC/RHEB, but several lines of evidence suggest additional mechanisms at play in metformin inhibition of mTORC1. Here we investigated the role of direct AMPK-mediated serine phosphorylation of RAPTOR in a new <i>Raptor</i><sup><i>AA</i></sup> mouse model, in which AMPK phospho-serine sites Ser722 and Ser792 of RAPTOR were mutated to alanine. Metformin treatment of primary hepatocytes and intact murine liver requires AMPK regulation of both RAPTOR and TSC2 to fully inhibit mTORC1, and this regulation is critical for both the translational and transcriptional response to metformin. Transcriptionally, AMPK and mTORC1 were both important for regulation of anabolic metabolism and inflammatory programs triggered by metformin treatment. The hepatic transcriptional response in mice on high-fat diet treated with metformin was largely ablated by AMPK deficiency under the conditions examined, indicating the essential role of this kinase and its targets in metformin action in vivo.

Publication Types

["Journal Article", "Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural", "Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't"]

Keywords

MeSH Terms

["AMP-Activated Protein Kinases", "Animals", "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2", "Disease Models, Animal", "Gene Expression Regulation", "Gene Knock-In Techniques", "Genotype", "Hypoglycemic Agents", "Inflammation", "Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1", "Metabolism", "Metformin", "Mice", "Phosphorylation", "Regulatory-Associated Protein of mTOR", "Signal Transduction", "TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases", "Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein"]

Funding

P30 CA014195 NCI NIH HHS (United States)
K99 HG009530 NHGRI NIH HHS (United States)
R01 DK080425 NIDDK NIH HHS (United States)
P01 CA120964 NCI NIH HHS (United States)
R35 CA220538 NCI NIH HHS (United States)

Linked Datasets (4)

GSE157048 GSE via ncbi_elink
GEO

RNA-seq of metformin treatment in primary murine hepatocytes in WT, Raptor Ser-Ala mutant, Tsc2-null, Raptor mutant;Tsc2-null, and Ampk-null cells

Mus musculus
65 data files
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AAIns_JVN11_S11_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 332.6 MB
AAIns_JVN9_S9_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 315.9 MB
AAInsMet_JVN12_S12_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 296.3 MB
AAInsMet_JVN13_S13_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 288.6 MB
AAInsMet_JVN14_S14_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 378.9 MB
AAMet_JVN16_S16_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 305.6 MB
AAMet_JVN7_S61_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 361.6 MB
AAMet_JVN8_S62_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 413.5 MB
AATSCIns_JVN25_S25_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 388.2 MB
AATSCIns_JVN26_S26_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 370.2 MB
AATSCIns_JVN27_S27_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 358.1 MB
AATSCInsMET_JVN28_S28_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 379.4 MB
AATSCInsMET_JVN29_S29_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 375.3 MB
AATSCInsMET_JVN30_S30_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 384.6 MB
AATscMet_JVN15_S69_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 398.3 MB
AATscMet_JVN16_S70_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 392.2 MB
AATscMet_JVN32_S32_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 368.6 MB
AATscUT_JVN13_S67_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 348.3 MB
AATscUT_JVN14_S68_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 385.0 MB
AATscUT_JVN31_S31_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 413.6 MB
AAUT_JVN15_S15_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 318.2 MB
AAUT_JVN5_S59_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 341.8 MB
AAUT_JVN6_S60_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 353.5 MB
AMPKIns_JVN33_S33_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 434.1 MB
AMPKIns_JVN34_S34_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 388.5 MB
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TscIns_JVN17_S17_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 357.6 MB
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TscIns_JVN19_S19_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 355.8 MB
TscInsMet_JVN20_S20_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 349.4 MB
TscInsMet_JVN21_S21_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 335.5 MB
TscInsMet_JVN22_S22_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 364.1 MB
TscMet_JVN11_S65_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 329.4 MB
TscMet_JVN12_S66_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 338.5 MB
TscMet_JVN24_S24_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 328.1 MB
TscUT_JVN10_S64_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 349.4 MB
TscUT_JVN23_S23_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 376.3 MB
TscUT_JVN9_S63_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 352.3 MB
WTInk_JVN21_S75_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 307.2 MB
WTInk_JVN22_S76_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 345.8 MB
WTInk_JVN41_S41_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 349.5 MB
WTInsInk_JVN43_S43_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 390.2 MB
WTIns_JVN1_S1_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 296.2 MB
WTIns_JVN2_S2_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 327.4 MB
WTIns_JVN3_S3_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 324.9 MB
WTIns_JVN42_S42_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 404.7 MB
WTInsMet_JVN4_S4_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 317.0 MB
WTInsMet_JVN5_S5_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 311.2 MB
WTInsMet_JVN6_S6_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 329.2 MB
WTMet_JVN3_S57_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 358.2 MB
WTMet_JVN4_S58_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 362.8 MB
WTMet_JVN8_S8_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 326.1 MB
WTUT_JVN1_S55_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 343.4 MB
WTUT_JVN2_S56_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 323.1 MB
WTUT_JVN7_S7_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 346.9 MB
GSE157049 GSE via ncbi_elink
GEO

RNA-seq of metformin treatment in liver in WT, Raptor Ser-Ala mutant, Tsc2-null, Raptor mutant;Tsc2-null, and Ampk-null

Mus musculus
29 data files
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1087_WTMet_JVN6_S6_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 1.1 GB
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4330_AdelMet_JVN29_S29_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 809.5 MB
4354_WTSal_JVN1_S1_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 697.5 MB
4355_AdelSal_JVN24_S24_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 958.5 MB
4356_AdelSal_JVN25_S25_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 1.0 GB
4357_WTSal_JVN2_S2_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 877.5 MB
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4360_WTMet_JVN5_S5_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 976.5 MB
4363_AdelSal_JVN26_S26_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 997.9 MB
4364_AdelMet_JVN27_S27_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 908.1 MB
4365_AdelMet_JVN28_S28_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 819.0 MB
GSE157050 GSE via ncbi_elink
GEO

Ribosome profiling of metformin treatment in primary murine hepatocytes in WT, Raptor Ser-Ala mutant, Tsc2-null, Raptor mutant;Tsc2-null, and Ampk-null cells

Mus musculus
88 data files
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AAInsMetInput_JVN16_S32_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 349.8 MB
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AATscInsMetInput_JVN20_S36_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 304.4 MB
aa_tsc_ins_met_input_JVN_69_S19_R1_001.fastq-2.gz RNA-Seq 330.5 MB
aa_tsc_ins_met_input_JVN_69_S19_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 113.5 MB
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AATscMetInput_JVN9_S25_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 350.9 MB
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AAUTinput_JVN4_S20_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 330.6 MB
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ampk_ins_input_JVN_70_S20_R1_001.fastq-2.gz RNA-Seq 356.1 MB
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ampk_ins_met_input_JVN_71_S21_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 109.0 MB
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AMPKMetInput_JVN11_S27_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 390.5 MB
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TscInsMetInput_JVN18_S34_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 341.5 MB
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tsc_ins_met_input_JVN_67_S17_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 132.1 MB
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wt_ink_input_JVN_72_S22_R1_001.fastq.gz RNA-Seq 107.1 MB
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GSE157051 GSE via ncbi_elink
GEO

AMPK regulation of Raptor and TSC2 mediate Metformin effects on transcriptional control of anabolism and inflammation

Mus musculus

Analysis Pipelines (4)

RNA-seq geo_data_processing GSE157048
RNA-seq geo_data_processing GSE157049
Ribo-seq geo_data_processing GSE157050
RNA-seq geo_data_processing GSE157051