title: Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase signaling pathway by adiponectin and insulin in mouse adipocytes: requirement of acyl-CoA synthetases FATP1 and Acsl1 and association with an elevation in AMP/ATP ratio.
abstract: Adiponectin activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in adipocytes, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here we tested the hypothesis that AMP, generated in activating fatty acids to their CoA derivatives, catalyzed by acyl-CoA synthetases, is involved in AMPK activation by adiponectin. Moreover, in adipocytes, insulin affects the subcellular localization of acyl-CoA synthetase FATP1. Thus, we also tested whether insulin activates AMPK in these cells and, if so, whether it activates through a similar mechanism. We examined these hypotheses by measuring the AMP/ATP ratio and AMPK activation on adiponectin and insulin stimulation and after knocking down acyl-CoA synthetases in adipocytes. We show that adiponectin activation of AMPK is accompanied by an ∼2-fold increase in the cellular AMP/ATP ratio. Moreover, FATP1 and Acsl1, the 2 major acyl-CoA synthetase isoforms in adipocytes, are essential for AMPK activation by adiponectin. We also show that after 40 min. insulin activated AMPK in adipocytes, which was coupled with a 5-fold increase in the cellular AMP/ATP ratio. Knockdown studies show that FATP1 and Acsl1 are required for these processes, as well as for stimulation of long-chain fatty acid uptake by adiponection and insulin. These studies demonstrate that a change in cellular energy state is associated with AMPK activation by both adiponectin and insulin, which requires the activity of FATP1 and Acsl1.
authors.affiliation: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
authors.forename: Qingqing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Marie-Soleil
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ruderman
authors.forename: Harvey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lodish
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000097:blood; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000097:blood; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D052242:Adiponectin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D050612:Fatty Acid Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D050612:Fatty Acid Transport Proteins; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; C493568:SLC27A1 protein, human; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; C544400:ACSL1 protein, mouse; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases