α/β-Hydrolase Domain-6-accessible monoacylglycerol controls glucose-stimulated insulin secretion

Shangang Zhao, Yves Mugabo, Jose Iglesias, Li Xie, Viviane Delghingaro-Augusto, Roxane Lussier, Marie Line Peyot, Erik Joly, Bouchra Taïb, Matthew A. Davis, J. Mark Brown, Abdelkarim Abousalham, Herbert Gaisano, S. R.Murthy Madiraju, Marc Prentki

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Abstract

Glucose metabolism in pancreatic β cells stimulates insulin granule exocytosis, and this process requires generation of a lipid signal. However, the signals involved in lipid amplification of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) are unknown. Here we show that in β cells, glucose stimulates production of lipolysis-derived long-chain saturated monoacylglycerols, which further increase upon inhibition of the membrane-bound monoacylglycerol lipase α/β-Hydrolase Domain-6 (ABHD6). ABHD6 expression in β cells is inversely proportional to GSIS. Exogenous monoacylglycerols stimulate β cell insulin secretion and restore GSIS suppressed by the pan-lipase inhibitor orlistat. Whole-body and β-cell-specific ABHD6-KO mice exhibit enhanced GSIS, and their islets show elevated monoacylglycerol production and insulin secretion in response to glucose. Inhibition of ABHD6 in diabetic mice restores GSIS and improves glucose tolerance. Monoacylglycerol binds and activates the vesicle priming protein Munc13-1, thereby inducing insulin exocytosis. We propose saturated monoacylglycerol as a signal for GSIS and ABHD6 as a negative modulator of insulin secretion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)993-1007
Number of pages15
JournalCell Metabolism
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 3 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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