The gene INPPL1, encoding the lipid phosphatase SHIP2, is a candidate for type 2 diabetes in rat and man.
Genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes involves many genes, most of which are still unknown. The lipid phosphatase SHIP2 is a potent negative regulator of insulin signaling and sensitivity in vivo and is thus a good candidate gene. Here we report the presence of SHIP2 gene mutations associated with type 2 diabetes in rats and humans. The R1142C mutation specifically identified in Goto-Kakizaki (GK) and spontaneously hypertensive rat strains disrupts a potential class II ligand for Src homology (SH)-3 domain and slightly impairs insulin signaling in cell culture. In humans, a deletion identified in the SHIP2 3' untranslated region (UTR) of type 2 diabetic subjects includes a motif implicated in the control of protein synthesis. In cell culture, the deletion results in reporter messenger RNA and protein overexpression. Finally, genotyping of a cohort of type 2 diabetic and control subjects showed a significant association between the deletion and type 2 diabetes. Altogether, our results show that mutations in the SHIP2 gene contribute to the genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in rats and humans.
Marion
Evelyne
E
IRIBHM (Institut de Recherches en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire), IBMM (Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires), ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles), rue des Professeurs Jeener et Brachet 122, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium.
Kaisaki
Pamela Jane
PJ
Pouillon
Valérie
V
Gueydan
Cyril
C
Levy
Jonathan C
JC
Bodson
André
A
Krzentowski
Georges
G
Daubresse
Jean-Claude
JC
Mockel
Jean
J
Behrends
Jens
J
Servais
Geneviève
G
Szpirer
Claude
C
Kruys
Véronique
V
Gauguier
Dominique
D
Schurmans
Stéphane
S
D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006224:Cricetinae; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005784:Gene Amplification; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D000072183:Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-Trisphosphate 5-Phosphatases; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014162:Transfection; D018909:src Homology Domains / Q000235:genetics
D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D008156:Luciferases; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; C098706:INPPL1 protein, human; D000072183:Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-Trisphosphate 5-Phosphatases