PI3K-C2γ is a Rab5 effector selectively controlling endosomal Akt2 activation downstream of insulin signalling

In the liver, insulin-mediated activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is at the core of metabolic control. Multiple PI3K and Akt isoenzymes are found in hepatocytes and whether isoform-selective interplays exist is currently unclear. Here we report that insulin signalling...

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Published in:Nature communications 2015-06, Vol.6 (1), p.7400-7400, Article 7400
Main Authors: Braccini, Laura, Ciraolo, Elisa, Campa, Carlo C, Perino, Alessia, Longo, Dario L, Tibolla, Gianpaolo, Pregnolato, Marco, Cao, Yanyan, Tassone, Beatrice, Damilano, Federico, Laffargue, Muriel, Calautti, Enzo, Falasca, Marco, Norata, Giuseppe D, Backer, Jonathan M, Hirsch, Emilio
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adiposity - genetics
Aging - genetics
Animals
Diet, High-Fat
Endosomes - metabolism
Forkhead Transcription Factors - metabolism
Glucose - metabolism
Glycogen - metabolism
Glycogen Synthase - metabolism
Hepatocytes - metabolism
Homeostasis
Hyperlipidemias - genetics
Insulin - metabolism
Insulin Resistance - genetics
Liver - metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases - genetics
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases - metabolism
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates - metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - metabolism
rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins - metabolism
Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases - metabolism
Signal Transduction
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Summary:In the liver, insulin-mediated activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is at the core of metabolic control. Multiple PI3K and Akt isoenzymes are found in hepatocytes and whether isoform-selective interplays exist is currently unclear. Here we report that insulin signalling triggers the association of the liver-specific class II PI3K isoform γ (PI3K-C2γ) with Rab5-GTP, and its recruitment to Rab5-positive early endosomes. In these vesicles, PI3K-C2γ produces a phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate pool specifically required for delayed and sustained endosomal Akt2 stimulation. Accordingly, loss of PI3K-C2γ does not affect insulin-dependent Akt1 activation as well as S6K and FoxO1-3 phosphorylation, but selectively reduces Akt2 activation, which specifically inhibits glycogen synthase activity. As a consequence, PI3K-C2γ-deficient mice display severely reduced liver accumulation of glycogen and develop hyperlipidemia, adiposity as well as insulin resistance with age or after consumption of a high-fat diet. Our data indicate PI3K-C2γ supports an isoenzyme-specific forking of insulin-mediated signal transduction to an endosomal pool of Akt2, required for glucose homeostasis.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/ncomms8400