PMID- 33257663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201221 LR - 20211204 IS - 2041-1723 (Electronic) IS - 2041-1723 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Nov 30 TI - Lkb1 suppresses amino acid-driven gluconeogenesis in the liver. PG - 6127 LID - 10.1038/s41467-020-19490-6 [doi] LID - 6127 AB - Excessive glucose production by the liver is a key factor in the hyperglycemia observed in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Here, we highlight a novel role of liver kinase B1 (Lkb1) in this regulation. We show that mice with a hepatocyte-specific deletion of Lkb1 have higher levels of hepatic amino acid catabolism, driving gluconeogenesis. This effect is observed during both fasting and the postprandial period, identifying Lkb1 as a critical suppressor of postprandial hepatic gluconeogenesis. Hepatic Lkb1 deletion is associated with major changes in whole-body metabolism, leading to a lower lean body mass and, in the longer term, sarcopenia and cachexia, as a consequence of the diversion of amino acids to liver metabolism at the expense of muscle. Using genetic, proteomic and pharmacological approaches, we identify the aminotransferases and specifically Agxt as effectors of the suppressor function of Lkb1 in amino acid-driven gluconeogenesis. FAU - Just, Pierre-Alexandre AU - Just PA AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. AD - APHP, Centre-Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Charawi, Sara AU - Charawi S AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Denis, Raphael G P AU - Denis RGP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7677-7460 AD - Unite de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Centre National la Recherche Scientifique, Unite Mixte de Recherche 8251, Universite Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75205, Paris, France. FAU - Savall, Mathilde AU - Savall M AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Traore, Massire AU - Traore M AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Foretz, Marc AU - Foretz M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7017-9032 AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Bastu, Sultan AU - Bastu S AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Magassa, Salimata AU - Magassa S AD - EA4466, PRETRAM, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. FAU - Senni, Nadia AU - Senni N AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Sohier, Pierre AU - Sohier P AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Wursmer, Maud AU - Wursmer M AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Vasseur-Cognet, Mireille AU - Vasseur-Cognet M AD - UMR IRD 242, UPEC, CNRS 7618, UPMC 113, INRA 1392, Sorbonne Universites Paris and Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, Bondy, France. FAU - Schmitt, Alain AU - Schmitt A AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. AD - Electron Miscroscopy Facility, Institut Cochin, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Le Gall, Morgane AU - Le Gall M AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. AD - 3P5 proteom'IC Facility, Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F-75014, Paris, France. FAU - Leduc, Marjorie AU - Leduc M AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. AD - 3P5 proteom'IC Facility, Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F-75014, Paris, France. FAU - Guillonneau, Francois AU - Guillonneau F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1484-4696 AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. AD - 3P5 proteom'IC Facility, Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F-75014, Paris, France. FAU - De Bandt, Jean-Pascal AU - De Bandt JP AD - EA4466, PRETRAM, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. FAU - Mayeux, Patrick AU - Mayeux P AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. AD - 3P5 proteom'IC Facility, Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F-75014, Paris, France. FAU - Romagnolo, Beatrice AU - Romagnolo B AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Luquet, Serge AU - Luquet S AD - Unite de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Centre National la Recherche Scientifique, Unite Mixte de Recherche 8251, Universite Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75205, Paris, France. FAU - Bossard, Pascale AU - Bossard P AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. FAU - Perret, Christine AU - Perret C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4710-7051 AD - Universite de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, F75014, Paris, France. christine.perret@inserm.fr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201130 PL - England TA - Nat Commun JT - Nature communications JID - 101528555 RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - EC 2.6.1.- (Transaminases) RN - EC 2.6.1.44 (Alanine-glyoxylate transaminase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Stk11 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM EIN - Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 17;12(1):1831. PMID: 33731695 MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases MH - Amino Acids/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cachexia MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism MH - Fasting MH - Female MH - Gluconeogenesis/*physiology MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Hepatocytes/metabolism MH - Hyperglycemia/metabolism MH - Liver/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Proteomics MH - Sarcopenia MH - Transaminases/metabolism PMC - PMC7705018 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2020/12/02 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/22 06:00 PMCR- 2020/11/30 CRDT- 2020/12/01 05:56 PHST- 2019/05/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/10/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/01 05:56 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41467-020-19490-6 [pii] AID - 19490 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41467-020-19490-6 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nat Commun. 2020 Nov 30;11(1):6127. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19490-6.