PMID- 20876121 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20101122 LR - 20211020 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 107 IP - 41 DP - 2010 Oct 12 TI - Suppressor of MEK null (SMEK)/protein phosphatase 4 catalytic subunit (PP4C) is a key regulator of hepatic gluconeogenesis. PG - 17704-9 LID - 10.1073/pnas.1012665107 [doi] AB - Fasting promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis to maintain glucose homeostasis. The cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB)-regulated transcriptional coactivator 2 (CRTC2) is responsible for transcriptional activation of gluconeogenic genes and is critical for conveying the opposing hormonal signals of glucagon and insulin in the liver. Here, we show that suppressor of MEK null 1 (SMEK1) and SMEK2 [protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) regulatory subunits 3a and 3b, respectively] are directly involved in the regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism in mice. Expression of hepatic SMEK1/2 is up-regulated during fasting or in mouse models of insulin-resistant conditions in a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-gamma Coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha)-dependent manner. Overexpression of SMEK promotes elevations in plasma glucose with increased hepatic gluconeogenic gene expression, whereas depletion of the SMEK proteins reduces hyperglycemia and enhances CRTC2 phosphorylation; the effect is blunted by S171A CRTC2, which is refractory to salt-inducible kinase (SIK)-dependent inhibition. Taken together, we would propose that mammalian SMEK/PP4C proteins are involved in the regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism through dephosphorylation of CRTC2. FAU - Yoon, Young-Sil AU - Yoon YS AD - Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Korea. FAU - Lee, Min-Woo AU - Lee MW FAU - Ryu, Dongryeol AU - Ryu D FAU - Kim, Jeong Ho AU - Kim JH FAU - Ma, Hui AU - Ma H FAU - Seo, Woo-Young AU - Seo WY FAU - Kim, Yo-Na AU - Kim YN FAU - Kim, Su Sung AU - Kim SS FAU - Lee, Chul Ho AU - Lee CH FAU - Hunter, Tony AU - Hunter T FAU - Choi, Cheol Soo AU - Choi CS FAU - Montminy, Marc R AU - Montminy MR FAU - Koo, Seung-Hoi AU - Koo SH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100927 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (Crtc2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha) RN - 0 (Ppargc1a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Phosphoprotein Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (protein phosphatase 4) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Chromatin Immunoprecipitation MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Gluconeogenesis/*physiology MH - Immunoprecipitation MH - Liver/metabolism/*physiology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha MH - Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Subunits/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Trans-Activators/*metabolism MH - Transcription Factors PMC - PMC2955085 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2010/09/30 06:00 MHDA- 2010/12/14 06:00 PMCR- 2011/04/12 CRDT- 2010/09/30 06:00 PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/12/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/04/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1012665107 [pii] AID - 201012665 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.1012665107 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct 12;107(41):17704-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1012665107. Epub 2010 Sep 27.