Hepatic F-Box Protein FBXW7 Maintains Glucose Homeostasis Through Degradation of Fetuin-A

Diabetes
Jiejie ZhaoXiaoying Li

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become one of the most serious and long-term threats to human health. However, the molecular mechanism that links obesity to insulin resistance remains largely unknown. Here, we show that F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 (FBXW7), an E3 ubiquitin protein ligase, is markedly downregulated in the liver of two obese mouse models and obese human subjects. We further identify a functional low-frequency human FBXW7 coding variant (p.Ala204Thr) in the Chinese population, which is associated with elevated blood glucose and T2DM risk. Notably, mice with liver-specific knockout of FBXW7 develop hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance even on a normal chow diet. Conversely, overexpression of FBXW7 in the liver not only prevents the development of high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance but also attenuates the disease signature of obese mice. Mechanistically, FBXW7 directly binds to hepatokine fetuin-A to induce its ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation, comprising an important mechanism maintaining glucose homeostasis. Thus, we provide evidence showing a beneficial role of FBXW7 in glucose homeostasis.

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