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Metformin lowers blood glucose levels via inhibition of ChREBP activity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K11628
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
Research InstitutionHealth Sciences University of Hokkaido

Principal Investigator

NAKAGAWA Tsutomu  北海道医療大学, 薬学部, 准教授 (50722063)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
KeywordsChREBP / メトホルミン
Outline of Research at the Start

糖尿病治療薬メトホルミンが薬効を発現する分子メカニズムの1つに、糖尿病の原因タンパク質として考えられている転写因子Carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP)の活性阻害があることを明らかにする。本研究では、ChREBPの活性を阻害した細胞やChREBP KOマウスを用いることにより、ChREBPを機能不全、または欠損させた条件下でメトホルミンの作用を調べることにより、メトホルミンの薬効発現におけるChREBPの役割を明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Metformin is known to regulate blood glucose levels by inhibiting hepatic gluconeogenesis via activation of AMPK. However, the identification of downstream substrates of AMPK has never been performed. Furthermore, the molecular basis for metformin response remains poorly understood. It is reported that metformin inhibited the activity of ChREBP, which could be a potential therapeutic target protein of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This suggests that ChREBP is one of a target protein of metformin.
In this study, metformin inhibited the formation of ChREBP-Mlx heterodimer, which is essential for DNA binding, via phosphorylation on Ser568 in ChREBP through AMPK activation. Moreover, overexpression of O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) mitigated the effect of metformin on the binding of Mlx to ChREBP. OGT might enhance the interaction of ChREBP with Mlx in O-GlcNAcylation-independent manner because the binding of O-GlcNAc on ChREBP did not enhance the binding of Mlx to ChREBP.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ChREBPのDNA結合を制御する因子に関する研究は少ない。特にMlxとの2量体形成を制御する因子に関しては、これまでにほとんど研究が行われておらず、Mlxの結合がAMPKによるリン酸化により制御されていることを明らかにした本研究は、ChREBPの活性化メカニズムの解明において新たな領域を開拓した重要な研究であり、学術的意義は大きいと考えられる。また、糖尿病患者数は近年急激に増加しており、次世代の治療薬の開発に対する社会的要請は極めて強い。本研究は糖尿病治療薬の開発において新たな標的部位を提案できたことから、新たな治療薬の開発に資する一助になると考えられるため、社会的意義は大きいと考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2023 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] UT Southwestern Medical Center(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] UT Southwestern Medical Center(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] UT Southwestern Medical Center(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] A lack of ChREBP inhibits mitochondrial cristae formation in brown adipose tissue2021

    • Author(s)
      Sakiyama H, Li L, Kuwahara-Otani S, Nakagawa T, Eguchi H, Yoshihara D, Shinohara M, Fujiwara N, Suzuki K.
    • Journal Title

      Mol Cell Biochem

      Volume: 476 Issue: 10 Pages: 3577-3590

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11010-021-04178-2

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The structure of importin alpha and the nuclear localization peptide of ChREBP, and small compound inhibitors of ChREBP-importin alpha interactions.2020

    • Author(s)
      Jung H, Takeshima T, Nakagawa T, MacMillan KS, Wynn RM, Wang H, Sakiyama H, Wei S, Li Y, Bruick RK, Posner BA, De Brabander JK, Uyeda K.
    • Journal Title

      Biochemical Journal

      Volume: 477 Issue: 17 Pages: 3253-3269

    • DOI

      10.1042/bcj20200520

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ChREBPの脂肪組織における新たな役割2020

    • Author(s)
      崎山 晴彦, Li Lan, 中川 勉, 江口 裕伸, 吉原 大作, 藤原 範子, 鈴木 敬一郎
    • Organizer
      第93回日本生化学会大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Glycosignals in Cancer2023

    • Author(s)
      Eiji Miyoshi, Kazutoshi Fujita, Koichi Morishita, Tsunenori Ouchida, Tsutomu Nakagawa, Shinji Takamatsu, Jumpei Kondo
    • Total Pages
      238
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9789811977329
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 専任教員の学位及び主な研究内容について

    • URL

      https://www.hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp/about/disclosure/faculty-staff/#pharm

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 北海道医療大学 薬剤学講座(製剤学)

    • URL

      http://www.hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp/~siba/

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 北海道医療大学 薬剤学(製剤学)

    • URL

      http://www.hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp/~siba/index.html

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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