Control of mRNA translation preserves endoplasmic reticulum function in beta cells and maintains glucose homeostasis
- 26 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Medicine
- Vol. 11 (7), 757-764
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1259
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes is a disorder of hyperglycemia resulting from failure of beta cells to produce adequate insulin to accommodate an increased metabolic demand. Here we show that regulation of mRNA translation through phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2α) is essential to preserve the integrity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and to increase insulin production to meet the demand imposed by a high-fat diet. Accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER activates phosphorylation of eIF2α at Ser51 and inhibits translation. To elucidate the role of this pathway in beta-cell function we studied glucose homeostasis in Eif2s1 tm1Rjk mutant mice, which have an alanine substitution at Ser51. Heterozygous (Eif2s1 +/tm1Rjk) mice became obese and diabetic on a high-fat diet. Profound glucose intolerance resulted from reduced insulin secretion accompanied by abnormal distension of the ER lumen, defective trafficking of proinsulin, and a reduced number of insulin granules in beta cells. We propose that translational control couples insulin synthesis with folding capacity to maintain ER integrity and that this signal is essential to prevent diet-induced type 2 diabetes.Keywords
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