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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7062
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Glucose homeostasis is regulated systemically by hormones such as insulin and glucagon, and at the cellular level by energy status. Glucagon enhances glucose output from the liver during fasting by stimulating the transcription of gluconeogenic genes via the cyclic AMP-inducible factor CREB (CRE binding protein). When cellular ATP levels are low, however, the energy-sensing kinase AMPK inhibits hepatic gluconeogenesis through an unknown mechanism. Here we show that hormonal and energy-sensing pathways converge on the coactivator TORC2 (transducer of regulated CREB activity 2) to modulate glucose output. Sequestered in the cytoplasm under feeding conditions, TORC2 is dephosphorylated and transported to the nucleus where it enhances CREB-dependent transcription in response to fasting stimuli. Conversely, signals that activate AMPK attenuate the gluconeogenic programme by promoting TORC2 phosphorylation and blocking its nuclear accumulation. Individuals with type 2 diabetes often exhibit fasting hyperglycaemia due to elevated gluconeogenesis; compounds that enhance TORC2 phosphorylation may offer therapeutic benefits in this setting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
437
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1109-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16148943-AMP-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Feedback, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Gluconeogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Multienzyme Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP), pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:16148943-Trans-Activators
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The CREB coactivator TORC2 is a key regulator of fasting glucose metabolism.
pubmed:affiliation
Peptide Biology Laboratories, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, California 92037-1002, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural