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Transamination is required for {alpha}-ketoisocaproate but not leucine to stimulate insulin secretion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20736162     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It remains unclear how α-ketoisocaproate (KIC) and leucine are metabolized to stimulate insulin secretion. Mitochondrial BCATm (branched-chain aminotransferase) catalyzes reversible transamination of leucine and α-ketoglutarate to KIC and glutamate, the first step of leucine catabolism. We investigated the biochemical mechanisms of KIC and leucine-stimulated insulin secretion (KICSIS and LSIS, respectively) using BCATm(-/-) mice. In static incubation, BCATm disruption abolished insulin secretion by KIC, D,L-α-keto-β-methylvalerate, and α-ketocaproate without altering stimulation by glucose, leucine, or α-ketoglutarate. Similarly, during pancreas perfusions in BCATm(-/-) mice, glucose and arginine stimulated insulin release, whereas KICSIS was largely abolished. During islet perifusions, KIC and 2 mM glutamine caused robust dose-dependent insulin secretion in BCATm(+/+) not BCATm(-/-) islets, whereas LSIS was unaffected. Consistently, in contrast to BCATm(+/+) islets, the increases of the ATP concentration and NADPH/NADP(+) ratio in response to KIC were largely blunted in BCATm(-/-) islets. Compared with nontreated islets, the combination of KIC/glutamine (10/2 mM) did not influence α-ketoglutarate concentrations but caused 120 and 33% increases in malate in BCATm(+/+) and BCATm(-/-) islets, respectively. Although leucine oxidation and KIC transamination were blocked in BCATm(-/-) islets, KIC oxidation was unaltered. These data indicate that KICSIS requires transamination of KIC and glutamate to leucine and α-ketoglutarate, respectively. LSIS does not require leucine catabolism and may be through leucine activation of glutamate dehydrogenase. Thus, KICSIS and LSIS occur by enhancing the metabolism of glutamine/glutamate to α-ketoglutarate, which, in turn, is metabolized to produce the intracellular signals such as ATP and NADPH for insulin secretion.
Authors:
Yingsheng Zhou; Thomas L Jetton; Stephanie Goshorn; Christopher J Lynch; Pengxiang She
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  285     ISSN:  1083-351X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-25     Completed Date:  2010-11-16     Revised Date:  2011-10-31    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33718-26     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Triphosphate / chemistry
Animals
Female
Glucose / chemistry,  metabolism
Glutamine / chemistry
Insulin / metabolism,  secretion
Islets of Langerhans / cytology
Keto Acids / chemistry*
Ketoglutaric Acids / chemistry
Leucine / chemistry*
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Mitochondria / enzymology*
Oxygen / chemistry
Transaminases / genetics*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Keto Acids; 0/Ketoglutaric Acids; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 328-50-7/alpha-ketoglutaric acid; 50-99-7/Glucose; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 56-85-9/Glutamine; 61-90-5/Leucine; 7782-44-7/Oxygen; 816-66-0/alpha-ketoisocaproic acid; EC 2.6.1.-/Transaminases; EC 2.6.1.42/branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase

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