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Retinoic acid receptor signaling is required to maintain glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion and β‐cell mass
Author(s) -
Brun PierreJacques,
Grijalva Ambar,
Rausch Richard,
Watson Elizabeth,
Yuen Jason J.,
Das Bhaskar C.,
Shudo Koichi,
Kagechika Hiroyuki,
Leibel Rudolph L.,
Blaner William S.
Publication year - 2015
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.14-256743
Subject(s) - glut2 , retinoic acid , endocrinology , retinoic acid inducible orphan g protein coupled receptor , medicine , biology , retinoic acid receptor , insulin , receptor , pancreas , insulin receptor , tretinoin , islet , microbiology and biotechnology , signal transduction , glucose transporter , biochemistry , gene , insulin resistance
Retinoic acid signaling is required for maintaining a range of cellular processes, including cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. We investigated the actions of all‐ trans ‐retinoic acid (atRA) signaling in pancreatic β‐cells of adult mice. atRA signaling was ablated in β‐cells by overexpressing a dominant‐negative retinoic acid receptor (RAR)‐α mutant (RARdn) using an inducible Cre‐Lox system under the control of the pancreas duodenal homeobox gene promoter. Our studies establish that hypomorphism for RAR in β‐cells leads to an age‐dependent decrease in plasma insulin in the fed state and in response to a glucose challenge. Glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion was also impaired in islets isolated from mice expressing RARdn. Among genes that are atRA responsive, Glut2 and Gck mRNA levels were decreased in isolated islets from RARdn‐expressing mice. Histologic analyses of RARdn‐expressing pancreata revealed a decrease in β‐cell mass and insulin per β‐cell 1 mo after induction of the RARdn. Our results indicate that atRA signaling mediated by RARs is required in the adult pancreas for maintaining both β‐cell function and mass, and provide insights into molecular mechanisms underlying these actions.—Brun, P.‐J., Grijalva, A., Rausch, R., Watson, E., Yuen, J. J., Das, B. C., Shudo, K., Kagechika, H., Leibel, R. L., Blaner, W. S. Retinoic acid receptor signaling is required to maintain glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion and β‐cell mass. FASEB J . 29, 671‐683 (2015). www.fasebj.org