title: Deletion of the Rab GAP Tbc1d1 modifies glucose, lipid, and energy homeostasis in mice.
abstract: Tbc1d1 is a Rab GTPase-activating protein (GAP) implicated in regulating intracellular retention and cell surface localization of the glucose transporter GLUT4 and thus glucose uptake in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Tbc1d1 is most abundant in skeletal muscle but is expressed at varying levels among different skeletal muscles. Previous studies with male Tbc1d1-deficient (Tbc1d1(-/-)) mice on standard and high-fat diets established a role for Tbc1d1 in glucose, lipid, and energy homeostasis. Here we describe similar, but also additional abnormalities in male and female Tbc1d1(-/-) mice. We corroborate that Tbc1d1 loss leads to skeletal muscle-specific and skeletal muscle type-dependent abnormalities in GLUT4 expression and glucose uptake in female and male mice. Using subcellular fractionation, we show that Tbc1d1 controls basal intracellular GLUT4 retention in large skeletal muscles. However, cell surface labeling of extensor digitorum longus muscle indicates that Tbc1d1 does not regulate basal GLUT4 cell surface exposure as previously suggested. Consistent with earlier observations, female and male Tbc1d1(-/-) mice demonstrate increased energy expenditure and skeletal muscle fatty acid oxidation. Interestingly, we observe sex-dependent differences in in vivo phenotypes. Female, but not male, Tbc1d1(-/-) mice have decreased body weight and impaired glucose and insulin tolerance, but only male Tbc1d1(-/-) mice show increased lipid clearance after oil gavage. We surmise that similar changes at the tissue level cause differences in whole-body metabolism between male and female Tbc1d1(-/-) mice and between male Tbc1d1(-/-) mice in different studies due to variations in body composition and nutrient handling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia;
authors.forename: Stefan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hargett
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia;
authors.forename: Natalie N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia;
authors.forename: Syed S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Kyle L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hoehn
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia; srk4b@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Susanna R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D021381:Protein Transport; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; C495693:Slc2a4 protein, mouse; C095906:Tbc1d1 protein, mouse; D005947:Glucose
keywords: GLUT4; Rab GTPase-activating protein; glucose and fatty acid metabolism; skeletal muscle