PMID- 38432501 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240408 LR - 20240514 IS - 1872-8057 (Electronic) IS - 0303-7207 (Linking) VI - 586 DP - 2024 May 15 TI - Excess homocysteine inhibits pancreatic beta-cell secretory function by repressing Zbtb20 expression. PG - 112195 LID - S0303-7207(24)00051-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112195 [doi] AB - Homocysteine (Hcy) is a sulfur-containing amino acid. An elevated level of Hcy is a risk factor for diabetes development. However, the mechanism of its effect on pancreatic beta-cell function is unclear. In this study, we constructed a hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) mouse model by feeding mice a high methionine diet (HMD). The mice suffered impaired glucose tolerance and reduced insulin secretion. Furthermore, at the cellular level, INS1 cells exhibited impaired insulin secretory function after the Hcy intervention. Transcriptomics revealed that Zbtb20 expression was downregulated and the downstream gene Fbp1 was upregulated in HHcy-induced mice compared with mice fed with normal diet. Insulin secretion could be restored by Zbtb20 overexpression or fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) activity inhibition in INS1 cells. In conclusion, our study suggested that Hcy inhibited the insulin secretory function of pancreatic beta-cells by suppressing Zbtb20 expression, leading to the development of diabetes. Zbtb20 may be a key target in the development of diabetes associated with elevated Hcy levels. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ding, Tianqi AU - Ding T AD - Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China. FAU - Wen, Bo AU - Wen B AD - Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China. FAU - Chen, Jian AU - Chen J AD - Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China. FAU - Chu, Wenbin AU - Chu W AD - Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China. FAU - Fan, Rong AU - Fan R AD - Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China; Central Laboratory, Tianjin Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin, 300380, China. Electronic address: prosperity_39@sina.cn. FAU - Chen, Xuewei AU - Chen X AD - Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China. Electronic address: chenxuewei11@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240301 PL - Ireland TA - Mol Cell Endocrinol JT - Molecular and cellular endocrinology JID - 7500844 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Zbtb20 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - Insulin/metabolism MH - Insulin Secretion MH - *Glucose Intolerance MH - *Diabetes Mellitus MH - Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Fbp1 OT - Hcy OT - Insulin resistance OT - Pancreatic beta-cell OT - Zbtb20 COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2024/03/04 00:43 MHDA- 2024/04/08 06:43 CRDT- 2024/03/03 19:17 PHST- 2023/11/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/02/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/04 00:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/03 19:17 [entrez] AID - S0303-7207(24)00051-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112195 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2024 May 15;586:112195. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112195. Epub 2024 Mar 1.