Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) through inhibiting interaction with prohibitins
Shuhei KanagakiYusuke TsutsuiNaoki KobayashiTakashi KomineMinoru ItoYunike AkasakaMichiaki NagasawaTomohiro IdeNaoki OmaeKazuhisa NakaoMakoto RembutsuMaki IwagoAki YonezawaYusei HosokawaTetsuya HosookaWataru OgawaKoji Murakami
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5'-Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a potential therapeutic target for various medical conditions. We here identify a small-molecule compound (RX-375) that activates AMPK and inhibits fatty acid synthesis in cultured human hepatocytes. RX-375 does not bind to AMPK but interacts with prohibitins (PHB1 and PHB2), which were found to form a complex with AMPK. RX-375 induced dissociation of this complex, and PHBs knockdown resulted in AMPK activation, in the cultured cells. Administration of RX-375 to obese mice activated AMPK and ameliorated steatosis in the liver. High-throughput screening based on disruption of the AMPK-PHB interaction identified a second small-molecule compound that activates AMPK, confirming the importance of this interaction in the regulation of AMPK. Our results thus indicate that PHBs are previously unrecognized negative regulators of AMPK, and that compounds that prevent the AMPK-PHB interaction constitute a class of AMPK activator.Keywords:
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Abstract AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a central kinase involved in energy homeostasis. Increased intracellular adenosine monophosphate (AMP) levels result in AMPK activation through the binding of AMP to the γ-subunit of AMPK. Recently, we reported that AMP-induced AMPK activation is impaired in the kidneys in chronic kidney disease (CKD) despite an increase in the AMP/ATP ratio. However, the mechanisms by which AMP sensing is disrupted in CKD are unclear. In this study, we identified mechanisms of energy homeostasis in which Unc-51-like kinase 1 (ULK1)-dependent phosphorylation of AMPKγ1 at Ser260/Thr262 promotes AMP sensitivity of AMPK. AMPK activation by AMP was impaired in Ulk1 −/− mice despite an increased AMP/ATP ratio. We also demonstrated that MK8722, an allosteric AMPK activator, activates AMPK in the kidneys of a CKD mouse model via a pathway that is independent of AMP sensing. MK8722 treatment significantly attenuates the deterioration of renal function in CKD and is a potential therapeutic option in CKD therapeutics.
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5'-Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a potential therapeutic target for various medical conditions. We here identify a small-molecule compound (RX-375) that activates AMPK and inhibits fatty acid synthesis in cultured human hepatocytes. RX-375 does not bind to AMPK but interacts with prohibitins (PHB1 and PHB2), which were found to form a complex with AMPK. RX-375 induced dissociation of this complex, and PHBs knockdown resulted in AMPK activation, in the cultured cells. Administration of RX-375 to obese mice activated AMPK and ameliorated steatosis in the liver. High-throughput screening based on disruption of the AMPK-PHB interaction identified a second small-molecule compound that activates AMPK, confirming the importance of this interaction in the regulation of AMPK. Our results thus indicate that PHBs are previously unrecognized negative regulators of AMPK, and that compounds that prevent the AMPK-PHB interaction constitute a class of AMPK activator.
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