El lunes y martes 20 y 21 de noviembre coordinamos un simposio internacional en la Fundación Ramón Areces, sobre los defectos del transporte de aminoácidos.
8. Overview of presentation
• Genes and genetic disorders
• Function
• Protein restriction
• Structure and Drug discovery
9. 30 40 50 60 70 80
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
Current(nA)
Time (min)
Leu Glu Arg Leu Gln Phe Ala His Trp Leu
Na+
AA
B0-like transport activity
Research School of Biology
Broer et al., 2004 JBC
19. Signaling of protein restriction
Na+System A
System L
System ASC
Na+System N
H+
RAG
mTORC
1
AA
Pool
4E-
BP1
eIF4E
tRNA
CAP
tRNA
GCN2
eIF
2a
P
P
Lysos
ome
-
+
eIF2B
Lat1
Pat1
SNAT9
tRNA
EAAT
Na+
K+
H+
AA-
AA0
AA+
CAT
22. • Increased neutral amino acids are associated with insulin
resistance.
– Newgard et al, Cell Metab 2009
– Stancakova et, al Diabetes 2012
– Würtz et al, Diabetes 2012
– Shah et al, Diabetologia 2012
• Neutral amino acids decrease after bariatric surgery much more
than after diet with similar weight loss. Branched-chain amino acid
levels were correlated with insulin sensitivity.
– Laferrère B et al., Sci Transl Med 2011
• Elevated amino acids could be the driver of diabetes development.
– Wang TJ, et al. Metabolite profiles and the risk of developing diabetes. Nat Med. 2011 Apr;17(4):448-
53.
– Würtz P, et al. Branched-Chain and Aromatic Amino Acids Are Predictors of Insulin Resistance in
Young Adults. Diabetes Care. 2012 Nov 5.
– McCormack SE et al Circulating branched-chain amino acid concentrations are associated with obesity
and future insulin resistance in children and adolescents. Pediatr. Obes 2012
– Cheng et al. Metabolic profiling identifies pathways associated with metabolic risk in humans
Circulation 2012
• Mechanism: AA overload activates mTOR, branched-chain fatty
acids
- Newgard, Cell Metab 2012
• Hypothesis: Reducing protein intake could improve insulin sensitivity
29. How can this be explained?
Reduced nutrient uptake in the intestine
(only the weight development not the IPGTT)
Waste of energy
Fast removal by insulin-dependent tissues
Constant removal by insulin-independent
mechanisms
44. Summary
• Protein restriction is a powerful signal to
modulate cellular metabolism.
• Nutrient signalling by the intestine is an
important mechanism to modulate
metabolism.
• Slc6a19(-/-)mice are protein restricted and at
the same time have enhanced signalling from
the intestine.
• Slc6a19 inhibitors can modulate glycaemic
control and potentially protect beta cells.
45. Molecular Nutrition group at ANU
Greg
Amino acid
homeostasis
Qi
Pharmacology
HTS
Kiran
Biomarker
development
Nishank
Docking
Protein
expression
Angelika
Cancer
metabolism
Stephen
Protein-Protein
interactions
Weidong
Flippases ANU
Collaborators
Brian Billups
Anselm Enders
Sydney
Collaborators
Jeff Holst
Industry
Collaborators
Sanofi
Merck GmbH
62. Research School of Biology
Gl
c
Glucose
Glucose Glycogen
Gut
Pancreas
Portal vein
Insulin
Adipose tissue
Glycogen
Acetyl-CoA
VLDL
Glc Glc
GLUT4
GLUT4
63. FGF21 in mouse and man
0
2 0 0 0
4 0 0 0
6 0 0 0
F G F 2 1
FGF21(pg/ml)
F e d F a stin g
Mouse data
65. • Protein restriction as a signal
• Transporters as a tool to regulate protein
restriction?
• The role of amino acids in insulin
sensitivity
• Assay development and compound
screening
Overview
66. • Protein restriction as a signal
• Transporters as a tool to regulate protein
restriction?
• The role of amino acids in insulin
sensitivity
• Assay development and compound
screening
Overview
68. Overview
• Protein restriction as a signal
• Transporters as a tool to regulate protein
restriction?
• The role of amino acids in insulin
sensitivity
• Assay development and compound
screening
Research School of Biology
71. Neutral
AA
Loss of
neutral AA
Plasma
AA pool
mTOR
activation
GIP
Glp1
Insulin
fgf21
mTOR
activation
Little effect
Ketone body
production
Glucose
consumption
Ketone body
production
GIP
Glp1
Glucose output
Preservation
of beta cells
Fatty acids
Ucp1
72.
73. • Protein restriction as a signal
• Transporters as a tool to regulate protein
restriction?
• The role of amino acids in insulin
sensitivity
• Assay development and compound
screening
Overview