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Regulation of energy substrate utilization and hepatic insulin sensitivity by phosphatidylcholine transfer protein/StarD2
Author(s) -
Scapa Erez F.,
Pocai Alessandro,
Wu Michele K.,
Gutierrez-Juarez Roger,
Glenz Lauren,
Kanno Keishi,
Li Hua,
Biddinger Sudha,
Jelicks Linda A.,
Rossetti Luciano,
Cohen David E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fj.07-105395
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , gluconeogenesis , insulin , respiratory quotient , chemistry , triglyceride , oxidative phosphorylation , glycogenolysis , glucose uptake , fatty acid , metabolism , biology , biochemistry , cholesterol
Phosphatidylcholine transfer protein (PC‐TP, also known as StarD2) is a highly specific intracellular lipid binding protein with accentuated expression in oxidative tissues. Here we show that decreased plasma concentrations of glucose and free fatty acids in fasting PC‐TP‐deficient (Pctp −/− ) mice are attributable to increased hepatic insulin sensitivity. In hyperinsulinemic‐euglycemic clamp studies, Pctp ‐/‐ mice exhibited profound reductions in hepatic glucose production, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, and glucose cycling. These changes were explained in part by the lack of PC‐TP expression in liver per se and in part by marked alterations in body fat composition. Reduced respiratory quotients in Pctp −/− mice were indicative of preferential fatty acid utilization for energy production in oxidative tissues. In the setting of decreased hepatic fatty acid synthesis, increased clearance rates of dietary triglycerides and increased hepatic triglyceride production rates reflected higher turnover in Pctp −/− mice. Collectively, these data support a key biological role for PC‐TP in the regulation of energy substrate utilization.—Scapa, E. F., Pocai, A., Wu, M. K., Gutierrez‐Juarez, R., Glenz, L., Kanno, K., Li, H., Biddinger, S., Jelicks, L. A., Rossetti, L., Cohen, D. E. Regulation of energy substrate utilization and hepatic insulin sensitivity by phosphatidylcholine transfer protein/StarD2. FASEB J. 22, 2579–2590 (2008)