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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2024

mTORC1 controls murine postprandial hepatic glycogen synthesis via Ppp1r3b.

Kahealani Uehara, Won Dong Lee, Megan Stefkovich, Dipsikha Biswas, Dominic Santoleri, Anna Garcia Whitlock, William Quinn, Talia Coopersmith, Kate Townsend Creasy, Daniel J Rader and 3 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 7 countries.

Kahealani UeharaInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Won Dong LeeLewis Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics.
Megan StefkovichInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Dipsikha BiswasNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dominic SantoleriInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Anna Garcia WhitlockInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
William QuinnInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Talia CoopersmithInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Kate Townsend CreasyInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Daniel J RaderInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Kei SakamotoNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Joshua D RabinowitzLewis Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics.
Paul M TitchenellInstitute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism.
Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes · CAInstitute of Genomics and Integrative Biology · INInstitute of Human Genetics · PLInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics · RUUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

VIRAL VECTOR COREP30DK019525 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DOUGLAS J EPSTEIN · 1986 to 2026
$48.3M
TRANSGENIC AND CHIMERIC MOUSE COREP30DK050306 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GARY D. WU · 1997 to 2026
$32.5M
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and miceUM1DK126194 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GRANT, STRUAN F A, KAESTNER, KLAUS H · 2020 to 2024
$8.8M
Molecular mechanisms underlying the genetic association between PPP1R3B and hepatic steatosisR01DK114291 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BAUR, JOSEPH A., RADER, DANIEL JAMES · 2018 to 2021
$2.9M
Hepatic mTORC1 Signaling and the Regulation of Lipid HomeostasisR01DK125497 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI TITCHENELL, PAUL MICHAEL · 2021 to 2024
$1.7M
Impact of insulin on lactate metabolismF32DK127843 · NIDDK · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, WON DONG · 2021 to 2023
$208k
Regulation of Hepatic Phosphatidylcholine Synthesis by mTORC1F31DK128876 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI UEHARA, KAHEALANI · 2021 to 2023
$106k
NIDDK NIH HHS F31 DK128876NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK127843NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK019525NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK050306NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114291NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK125497NIDDK NIH HHS UM1 DK126194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In response to a meal, insulin drives hepatic glycogen synthesis to help regulate systemic glucose homeostasis. The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a well-established insulin target and contributes to the postprandial control of liver lipid metabolism, autophagy, and protein synthesis. However, its role in hepatic glucose metabolism is less understood. Here, we used metabolomics, isotope tracing, and mouse genetics to define a role for liver mTORC1 signaling in the control of postprandial glycolytic intermediates and glycogen deposition. We show that mTORC1 is required for glycogen synthase activity and glycogenesis. Mechanistically, hepatic mTORC1 activity promotes the feeding-dependent induction of Ppp1r3b, a gene encoding a phosphatase important for glycogen synthase activity whose polymorphisms are linked to human diabetes. Reexpression of Ppp1r3b in livers lacking mTORC1 signaling enhances glycogen synthase activity and restores postprandial glycogen content. mTORC1-dependent transcriptional control of Ppp1r3b is facilitated by FOXO1, a well characterized transcriptional regulator involved in the hepatic response to nutrient intake. Collectively, we identify a role for mTORC1 signaling in the transcriptional regulation of Ppp1r3b and the subsequent induction of postprandial hepatic glycogen synthesis.

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Glycogen SynthaseLiver GlycogenMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Protein Phosphatase 1AnimalsGlycogenHumansInsulinLiverMicePostprandial PeriodGlycogenGlycogen SynthaseInsulinLiver GlycogenMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Ppp1r3b protein, mouseProtein Phosphatase 1EndocrinologyGlucose metabolismInsulin signalingMetabolism

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PMID38290087
PMCPMC10977990
OpenAlexW4391340227

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