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Circadian control of β ‐cell function and stress responses
Author(s) -
Lee J.,
Liu R.,
de Jesus D.,
Kim B. S.,
Ma K.,
Moulik M.,
Yechoor V.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diabetes, obesity and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.445
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1463-1326
pISSN - 1462-8902
DOI - 10.1111/dom.12524
Subject(s) - circadian rhythm , unfolded protein response , endoplasmic reticulum , circadian clock , biology , oxidative stress , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , medicine , transcription factor , mitochondrion , genetics , gene
Circadian disruption is the bane of modern existence and its deleterious effects on health; in particular, diabetes and metabolic syndrome have been well recognized in shift workers. Recent human studies strongly implicate a ‘dose‐dependent’ relationship between circadian disruption and diabetes. Genetic and environmental disruption of the circadian clock in rodents leads to diabetes secondary to β‐cell failure. Deletion of Bmal1 , a non‐redundant core clock gene, leads to defects in β‐cell stimulus‐secretion coupling, decreased glucose‐stimulated ATP production, uncoupling of OXPHOS and impaired glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion. Both genetic and environmental circadian disruptions are sufficient to induce oxidative stress and this is mediated by a disruption of the direct transcriptional control of the core molecular clock and Bmal1 on Nrf2, the master antioxidant transcription factor in the β‐cell. In addition, circadian disruption also leads to a dysregulation of the unfolded protein response and leads to endoplasmic reticulum stress in β‐cells. Both the oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum ( ER ) stress contribute to an impairment of mitochondrial function and β‐cell failure. Understanding the basis of the circadian control of these adaptive stress responses offers hope to target them for pharmacological modulation to prevent and mitigate the deleterious metabolic consequences of circadian disruption.