Afadin is a scaffold protein repressing insulin action via HDAC6 in adipose tissue.
EMBO Rep
; 20(8): e48216, 2019 08.
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Insulin orchestrates metabolic homeostasis through a complex signaling network for which the precise mechanisms controlling its fine-tuning are not completely understood. Here, we report that Afadin, a scaffold protein, is phosphorylated on S1795 (S1718 in humans) in response to insulin in adipocytes, and this phosphorylation is impaired with obesity and insulin resistance. In turn, loss of Afadin enhances the response to insulin in adipose tissues via upregulation of the insulin receptor protein levels. This happens in a cell-autonomous and phosphorylation-dependent manner. Insulin-stimulated Afadin-S1795 phosphorylation modulates Afadin binding with interaction partners in adipocytes, among which HDAC6 preferentially interacts with phosphorylated Afadin and acts as a key intermediate to suppress insulin receptor protein levels. Adipose tissue-specific Afadin depletion protects against insulin resistance and improves glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese mice, independently of adiposity. Altogether, we uncover a novel insulin-induced cellular feedback mechanism governed by the interaction of Afadin with HDAC6 to negatively control insulin action in adipocytes, which may offer new strategies to alleviate insulin resistance.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Receptor de Insulina
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Antígenos CD
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Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional
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Tejido Adiposo
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Histona Desacetilasa 6
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Insulina
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Proteínas de Microfilamentos
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
EMBO Rep
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido