Indri Purwana1,2, Jun J Liu3, Bernard Portha3, Jean Buteau4,5. 1. Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada. 2. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3. Laboratoire Biologie et Pathologie du Pancréas Endocrine (B2PE), Unité Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptive (BFA), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Unité mixte de recherche (UMR) 8251, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Paris, France. 4. Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada. jbuteau@ualberta.ca. 5. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. jbuteau@ualberta.ca.
Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Heat shock factor protein 1 (HSF1) is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of key molecular chaperones, thereby orchestrating the cellular response to stress. This system was recently implicated in the control of insulin sensitivity and is therefore being scrutinised as a novel therapeutic avenue for type 2 diabetes. However, the regulation and biological actions of HSF1 in beta cells remain elusive. Herein, we sought to investigate the regulation of HSF1 in pancreatic beta cells and to study its potential role in cell survival. METHODS: We exposed human islets and beta cell lines to glucolipotoxicity and thapsigargin. HSF1 activity was evaluated by gel shift assay. HSF1 acetylation and interaction with the protein acetylase cAMP response element binding protein (CBP) were investigated by western blot. We measured the expression of HSF1 and its canonical targets in islets from Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat models of diabetes and delineated the effects of HSF1 acetylation using mutants mimicking constitutive acetylation and deacetylation of the protein. RESULTS: Glucolipotoxicity promoted HSF1 acetylation and interaction with CBP. Glucolipotoxicity-induced HSF1 acetylation inhibited HSF1 DNA binding activity and decreased the expression of its target genes. Restoration of HSF1 activity in beta cells prevented glucolipotoxicity-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis. However, overexpression of a mutant protein (K80Q) mimicking constitutive acetylation of HSF1 failed to confer protection against glucolipotoxicity. Finally, we showed that expression of HSF1 and its target genes were altered in islets from diabetic GK rats, suggesting that this pathway could participate in the pathophysiology of diabetes and constitutes a potential site for therapeutic intervention. CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: Our results unravel a new mechanism by which HSF1 inhibition is required for glucolipotoxicity-induced beta cell apoptosis. Restoring HSF1 activity may represent a novel strategy for the maintenance of a functional beta cell mass. Our study supports the therapeutic potential of HSF1/heat shock protein-targeting agents in diabetes treatment.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Heat shock factor protein 1 (HSF1) is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of key molecular chaperones, thereby orchestrating the cellular response to stress. This system was recently implicated in the control of insulin sensitivity and is therefore being scrutinised as a novel therapeutic avenue for type 2 diabetes. However, the regulation and biological actions of HSF1 in beta cells remain elusive. Herein, we sought to investigate the regulation of HSF1 in pancreatic beta cells and to study its potential role in cell survival. METHODS: We exposed human islets and beta cell lines to glucolipotoxicity and thapsigargin. HSF1 activity was evaluated by gel shift assay. HSF1 acetylation and interaction with the protein acetylase cAMP response element binding protein (CBP) were investigated by western blot. We measured the expression of HSF1 and its canonical targets in islets from Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat models of diabetes and delineated the effects of HSF1 acetylation using mutants mimicking constitutive acetylation and deacetylation of the protein. RESULTS: Glucolipotoxicity promoted HSF1 acetylation and interaction with CBP. Glucolipotoxicity-induced HSF1 acetylation inhibited HSF1 DNA binding activity and decreased the expression of its target genes. Restoration of HSF1 activity in beta cells prevented glucolipotoxicity-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis. However, overexpression of a mutant protein (K80Q) mimicking constitutive acetylation of HSF1 failed to confer protection against glucolipotoxicity. Finally, we showed that expression of HSF1 and its target genes were altered in islets from diabetic GK rats, suggesting that this pathway could participate in the pathophysiology of diabetes and constitutes a potential site for therapeutic intervention. CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: Our results unravel a new mechanism by which HSF1 inhibition is required for glucolipotoxicity-induced beta cell apoptosis. Restoring HSF1 activity may represent a novel strategy for the maintenance of a functional beta cell mass. Our study supports the therapeutic potential of HSF1/heat shock protein-targeting agents in diabetes treatment.
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