Missense variant in insulin receptor (Y1355H) segregates in family with fatty liver disease

Fei Luo, Chao Xing, Sumeet K. Asrani, Shili Li, Guosheng Liang, Helen H. Hobbs, Jonathan C. Cohen

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Abstract

A missense variant in the cytoplasmic domain of the insulin receptor (INSR) was identified by exome sequencing in affected members of a four-generation family with fatty liver disease (FLD). The variant (rs766457461, c.4063T>C, p.Y1355H) results in the substitution of histidine for a tyrosine that undergoes autophosphorylation in response to insulin stimulation in vitro. Because insulin promotes lipogenesis in hepatocytes, we hypothesized that the variant was causally linked to FLD in the family. To test this hypothesis, we used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to replace the corresponding tyrosine in mouse INSR with histidine (Y1345H). No significant differences were found in hepatic insulin signaling, as assessed by phosphorylation of INSR or AKT levels or in activation of the insulin-responsive transcription factor SREBP-1c. Glucose tolerance and hepatic triglyceride (TG) content in Insr1345H/H mice fed a chow diet or diets rich in fat, sucrose or fructose did not differ significantly from WT littermates. Thus, our studies in mice failed to support the notion that INSR (Y1355H) is causally related to FLD in the family or that phosphorylation of this residue alters hepatic TG metabolism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number101299
JournalMolecular Metabolism
Volume53
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2021

Keywords

  • Autophosphorylation
  • Hepatic triglyceride
  • Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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