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ArticleiScience2020

Exposure of Pancreatic β-Cells to Excess Glucose Results in Bimodal Activation of mTORC1 and mTOR-Dependent Metabolic Acceleration.

Courtney Zasha Rumala, Juan Liu, Jason Wei Locasale, Barbara Ellen Corkey, Jude Thaddeus Deeney, Lucia Egydio Rameh

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Article in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Courtney Zasha RumalaDepartment of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Juan LiuDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Jason Wei LocasaleDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Barbara Ellen CorkeyDepartment of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Jude Thaddeus DeeneyDepartment of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Lucia Egydio RamehDepartment of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: lucia.rameh.plant@vanderbilt.edu.
Boston University · USDuke University · US

Funding

REGULATION OF GLUCOSE UPTAKE DURING EXERCISE--PILOT/FEASIBILITY STUDYP60DK020593 · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 1986 to 2005
$14.1M
SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN HUMAN ABDOMINAL AND GLUTEOFEMORAL ADIPOCYTESP30DK046200 · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · 1992 to 2005
$5.3M
Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Physiology CenterU24DK059637 · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 2001 to 2005
$5.3M
Vanderbilt Diabetes Research CenterP30DK020593 · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$1.8M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC RESEARCHT32DK007201 · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · 1986 to 2005
$1.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001430NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020593NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK046200NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK020593NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK074778NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007201NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK059637NIDDK NIH HHS U2C DK059637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic exposure of pancreatic β-cells to excess glucose can lead to metabolic acceleration and loss of stimulus-secretion coupling. Here, we examined how exposure to excess glucose (defined here as concentrations above 5 mM) affects mTORC1 signaling and the metabolism of β-cells. Acute exposure to excess glucose stimulated glycolysis-dependent mTORC1 signaling, without changes in the PI3K or AMPK pathways. Prolonged exposure to excess glucose led to hyperactivation of mTORC1 and metabolic acceleration, characterized by higher basal respiration and maximal respiratory capacity, increased energy demand, and enhanced flux through mitochondrial pyruvate metabolism. Inhibition of pyruvate transport to the mitochondria decelerated the metabolism of β-cells chronically exposed to excess glucose and re-established glucose-dependent mTORC1 signaling, disrupting a positive feedback loop for mTORC1 hyperactivation. mTOR inhibition had positive and negative impacts on various metabolic pathways and insulin secretion, demonstrating a role for mTOR signaling in the long-term metabolic adaptation of β-cells to excess glucose.

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DiabetologyEndocrinologyMolecular Mechanism of BehaviorSpecialized Functions of Cells

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PMID32058969
PMCPMC7005503
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