RRC ID 56036
著者 Ono K, Igata M, Kondo T, Kitano S, Takaki Y, Hanatani S, Sakaguchi M, Goto R, Senokuchi T, Kawashima J, Furukawa N, Motoshima H, Araki E.
タイトル Identification of microRNA that represses IRS-1 expression in liver.
ジャーナル PLoS One
Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression and have been shown to participate in almost every cellular process. Several miRNAs have recently been implicated in glucose metabolism, but the roles of miRNAs in insulin-resistant conditions, such as obesity or type 2 diabetes, are largely unknown. Herein, we focused on miR-222, the expression of which was increased in the livers of high fat/high sucrose diet-fed mice injected with gold thioglucose (G+HFHSD). Overexpression of miR-222 in primary mouse hepatocytes attenuated Akt phosphorylation induced by insulin, indicating that miR-222 negatively regulates insulin signaling. As per in silico analysis, miR-222 potentially binds to the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) of the IRS-1 gene, a key insulin signaling molecule. In fact, IRS-1 protein expression was decreased in the livers of G+HFHSD-fed mice. We further confirmed a direct interaction between miR-222 and the 3' UTR of IRS-1 via luciferase assays. Our findings suggest that up-regulation of miR-222 followed by reduction in IRS-1 expression may be a viable mechanism of insulin resistance in the liver.
巻・号 13(1)
ページ e0191553
公開日 2018-1-24
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0191553
PII PONE-D-17-27709
PMID 29364977
PMC PMC5783395
MeSH 3' Untranslated Regions Animals Gluconeogenesis / genetics Insulin / metabolism Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins / genetics Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins / metabolism* Liver / metabolism* Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL MicroRNAs / metabolism* Phosphorylation Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
IF 2.776
引用数 10
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 HuH-7(RCB1942)