ßA1-crystallin regulates glucose metabolism and mitochondrial function in mouse retinal astrocytes by modulating PTP1B activity.
Commun Biol
; 4(1): 248, 2021 02 24.
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ABSTRACT
ßA3/A1-crystallin, a lens protein that is also expressed in astrocytes, is produced as ßA3 and ßA1-crystallin isoforms by leaky ribosomal scanning. In a previous human proteome high-throughput array, we found that ßA3/A1-crystallin interacts with protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), a key regulator of glucose metabolism. This prompted us to explore possible roles of ßA3/A1-crystallin in metabolism of retinal astrocytes. We found that ßA1-crystallin acts as an uncompetitive inhibitor of PTP1B, but ßA3-crystallin does not. Loss of ßA1-crystallin in astrocytes triggers metabolic abnormalities and inflammation. In CRISPR/cas9 gene-edited ßA1-knockdown (KD) mice, but not in ßA3-knockout (KO) mice, the streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic retinopathy (DR)-like phenotype is exacerbated. Here, we have identified ßA1-crystallin as a regulator of PTP1B; loss of this regulation may be a new mechanism by which astrocytes contribute to DR. Interestingly, proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) patients showed reduced ßA1-crystallin and higher levels of PTP1B in the vitreous humor.
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Retina
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Astrócitos
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Cadeia A de beta-Cristalina
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Retinopatia Diabética
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Metabolismo Energético
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Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 1
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Glucose
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Mitocôndrias
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2021
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