Prolyl-4-hydroxylase 3 maintains β-cell glucose metabolism during fatty acid excess in mice

Daniela Nasteska, Federica Cuozzo, Katrina Viloria, Elspeth M. Johnson, Alpesh Thakker, Rula Bany Bakar, Rebecca L. Westbrook, Jonathan P. Barlow, Monica Hoang, Jamie W. Joseph, Gareth G. Lavery, Ildem Akerman, James Cantley, Leanne Hodson, Daniel A. Tennant (Lead / Corresponding author), David J. Hodson (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    The α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, prolyl-4-hydroxylase 3 (PHD3), is an HIF target that uses molecular oxygen to hydroxylate peptidyl prolyl residues. Although PHD3 has been reported to influence cancer cell metabolism and liver insulin sensitivity, relatively little is known about the effects of this highly conserved enzyme in insulin-secreting β cells in vivo. Here, we show that the deletion of PHD3 specifically in β cells (βPHD3KO) was associated with impaired glucose homeostasis in mice fed a high-fat diet. In the early stages of dietary fat excess, βPHD3KO islets energetically rewired, leading to defects in the management of pyruvate fate and a shift from glycolysis to increased fatty acid oxidation (FAO). However, under more prolonged metabolic stress, this switch to preferential FAO in βPHD3KO islets was associated with impaired glucose-stimulated ATP/ADP rises, Ca2+ fluxes, and insulin secretion. Thus, PHD3 might be a pivotal component of the β cell glucose metabolism machinery in mice by suppressing the use of fatty acids as a primary fuel source during the early phases of metabolic stress.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere140288
    Number of pages21
    JournalJCI Insight
    Volume6
    Issue number16
    Early online date15 Jul 2021
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 Aug 2021

    Keywords

    • Endocrinology
    • Metabolism

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Medicine

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