Hepatic Translational Rewiring in Insulin Deficiency Identifies Reg3α as an Insulin-Independent Glucoregulatory Factor
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2026
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Insulin deficiency (ID) causes severe metabolic defects and death if untreated, while insulin therapy does not fully restore metabolic homeostasis. Leptin therapy corrects metabolic abnormalities and promotes survival in rodents unable to produce insulin, suggesting the existence of insulin-independent glucoregulatory mechanisms. METHODS: We use mice with diphtheria toxin-induced pancreatic β-cell ablation, resulting in severe insulin deficiency. We assess hepatic translation by polysome profiling, ribosome profiling (Ribo-seq), and RNA sequencing. To identify leptin-responsive hepatic factors, we compare the hepatic translatome during intracerebroventricular leptin treatment and following leptin withdrawal. Regenerating islet-derived protein 3 alpha (Reg3α) is subsequently overexpressed in the liver of ID mice to assess its metabolic effects. RESULTS: ID suppresses hepatic mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling and global protein synthesis while extensively remodeling the hepatic translatome. Translation of anabolic and glucose-metabolism pathways is reduced, whereas transcripts involved in lipid metabolism are selectively enhanced. Leptin treatment markedly increases hepatic Reg3α translation. Hepatic Reg3α overexpression significantly improves hyperglycemia in ID mice without altering insulin-stimulated AKT phosphorylation in key metabolic tissues. These findings identify hepatic translational rewiring as an important feature of ID and Reg3α as an insulin-independent glucoregulatory factor.
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| Authors | Pryscila D S Teixeira, Sarah Mathilda Vincent, Romane Meurs, Gloria Ursino, Szabolcs Zahorán, Giulia Lucibello, Marcella M. Authiat, Anne‐Claude Gavin, Giorgio Ramadori, Roberto Coppari |
| Journal | american journal of physiology endocrinology and metabolism |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1210/endocr/bqag100
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