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Mitochondrial Dynamics Mediated by Mitofusin 1 Is Required for POMC Neuron Glucose-Sensing and Insulin Release Control

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Ramirez, Sara ; Gomez-Valades, Alicia G. ; Schneeberger, Marc ; Varela, Luis ; Haddad-Tovolli, Roberta ; Altirriba, Jordi ; Noguera, Eduard ; Drougard, Anne ; Flores-Martinez, Alvaro ; Imbernon, Monica ; Chivite, Inigo ; Pozo, Macarena ; Vidal-Itriago, Andres ; Garcia, Ainhoa ; Cervantes, Sara ; Gasa, Rosa ; Nogueiras, Ruben ; Gama-Perez, Pau ; Garcia-Roves, Pablo M. ; Cano, David A. ; Knauf, Claude ; Servitja, Joan-Marc ; Horvath, Tamas L. ; Gomis, Ramon ; Zorzano, Antonio ; Claret, Marc
Total Authors: 26
Document type: Journal article
Source: Cell Metabolism; v. 25, n. 6, p. 1390+, JUN 6 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 27
Abstract

Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons are critical sensors of nutrient availability implicated in energy balance and glucose metabolism control. However, the precise mechanisms underlying nutrient sensing in POMC neurons remain incompletely understood. We show that mitochondrial dynamics mediated by Mitofusin 1 (MFN1) in POMC neurons couple nutrient sensing with systemic glucose metabolism. Mice lacking MFN1 in POMC neurons exhibited defective mitochondrial architecture remodeling and attenuated hypothalamic gene expression programs during the fast-to-fed transition. This loss of mitochondrial flexibility in POMC neurons bidirectionally altered glucose sensing, causing abnormal glucose homeostasis due to defective insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells. Fed mice lacking MFN1 in POMC neurons displayed enhanced hypothalamic mitochondrial oxygen flux and reactive oxygen species generation. Central delivery of antioxidants was able to normalize the phenotype. Collectively, our data posit MFN1-mediated mitochondrial dynamics in POMC neurons as an intrinsic nutrient-sensing mechanism and unveil an unrecognized link between this subset of neurons and insulin release. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/01868-2 - Translatome analysis of mouse POMC neurons and epigenetic analysis of the median eminence BBB in diet-induced obese offspring
Grantee:Roberta Haddad Tóvolli
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor