SOX6 attenuates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by repressing PDX1 transcriptional activity and is down-regulated in hyperinsulinemic obese mice

Haruhisa Iguchi, Yukio Ikeda, Masashi Okamura, Toshiya Tanaka, Yasuyo Urashima, Hiroto Ohguchi, Shinobu Takayasu, Noriaki Kojima, Satoshi Iwasaki, Riuko Ohashi, Shuying Jiang, Go Hasegawa, Ryoichi X. Ioka, Kenta Magoori, Koichi Sumi, Takashi Maejima, Aoi Uchida, Makoto Naito, Timothy F. Osborne, Masashi YanagisawaTokuo T. Yamamoto, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Juro Sakai

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Abstract

In obesity-related insulin resistance, pancreatic islets compensate for insulin resistance by increasing secretory capacity. Here, we report the identification of sex-determining region Y-box 6 (SOX6), a member of the high mobility group box superfamily of transcription factors, as a co-repressor for pancreatic-duodenal homeobox factor-1 (PDX1). SOX6 mRNA levels were profoundly reduced by both a long term high fat feeding protocol in normal mice and in genetically obese ob/ob mice on a normal chow diet. Interestingly, we show that SOX6 is expressed in adult pancreatic insulin-producing β-cells and that overexpression of SOX6 decreased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, which was accompanied by decreased ATP/ADP ratio, Ca2+ mobilization, proinsulin content, and insulin gene expression. In a complementary fashion, depletion of SOX6 by small interfering RNAs augmented glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in insulinoma mouse MIN6 and rat INS-1E cells. These effects can be explained by our mechanistic studies that show SOX6 acts to suppress PDX1 stimulation of the insulin II promoter through a direct protein/protein interaction. Furthermore, SOX6 retroviral expression decreased acetylation of histones H3 and H4 in chromatin from the promoter for the insulin II gene, suggesting that SOX6 may decrease PDX1 stimulation through changes in chromatin structure at specific promoters. These results suggest that perturbations in transcriptional regulation that are coordinated through SOX6 and PDX1 in β-cells may contribute to the β-cell adaptation in obesity-related insulin resistance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)37669-37680
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume280
Issue number45
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 11 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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