Deleterious mutation V369M in the mouse GCGR gene causes abnormal plasma amino acid levels indicative of a possible liver-α-cell axis.
BIOSCIENCE REPORTS(2021)
摘要
Glucagon plays an important role in glucose homeostasis and amino acid metabolism. It regulates plasma amino acid levels which in turn modulate glucagon secretion from the pancreatic α-cell, thereby establishing a liver-α-cell axis described recently. We reported previously that the knock-in mice bearing homozygous V369M substitution (equivalent to a naturally occurring mutation V368M in the human glucagon receptor, GCGR) led to hypoglycemia with improved glucose tolerance. They also exhibited hyperglucagonemia, pancreas enlargement and α-cell hyperplasia. Here, we investigated the effect of V369M/V368M mutation on glucagon-mediated amino acid metabolism. It was found that GcgrV369M+/+ mice displayed increased plasma amino acid levels in general, but significant accumulation of the ketogenic/glucogenic amino acids was observed in animals fed with a high-fat diet (HFD), resulting in deleterious metabolic consequence characteristic of α-cell proliferation and hyperglucagonemia.
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V369M,glucagon receptor,mouse model,mutation,proliferation
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