Selective Inhibition of FOXO1 Activator/Repressor Balance Modulates Hepatic Glucose Handling

Publication date: Available online 19 October 2017
Source:Cell
Author(s): Fanny Langlet, Rebecca A. Haeusler, Daniel Lindén, Elke Ericson, Tyrrell Norris, Anders Johansson, Joshua R. Cook, Kumiko Aizawa, Ling Wang, Christoph Buettner, Domenico Accili
Insulin resistance is a hallmark of diabetes and an unmet clinical need. Insulin inhibits hepatic glucose production and promotes lipogenesis by suppressing FOXO1-dependent activation of G6pase and inhibition of glucokinase, respectively. The tight coupling of these events poses a dual conundrum: mechanistically, as the FOXO1 corepressor of glucokinase is unknown, and clinically, as inhibition of glucose production is predicted to increase lipogenesis. Here, we report that SIN3A is the insulin-sensitive FOXO1 corepressor of glucokinase. Genetic ablation of SIN3A abolishes nutrient regulation of glucokinase without affecting other FOXO1 target genes and lowers glycemia without concurrent steatosis. To extend this work, we executed a small-molecule screen and discovered selective inhibitors of FOXO-dependent glucose production devoid of lipogenic activity in hepatocytes. In addition to identifying a novel mode of insulin action, these data raise the possibility of developing selective modulators of unliganded transcription factors to dial out adverse effects of insulin sensitizers.

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The transcriptional output of FOXO1 can be selectively modulated in a way that might reduce adverse effects of insulin sensitizers.


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