Browsing by Author "Tiganis, Tony"

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    Protein tyrosine phosphatases in hypothalamic insulin and leptin signaling
    (Elsevier, 2015-10) Zhang, Zhong-Yin; Dodd, Garron T.; Tiganis, Tony; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
    The hypothalamus is critical to the coordination of energy balance and glucose homeostasis. It responds to peripheral factors, such as insulin and leptin, that convey to the brain the degree of adiposity and the metabolic status of the organism. The development of leptin and insulin resistance in hypothalamic neurons appears to have a key role in the exacerbation of diet-induced obesity. In rodents, this has been attributed partly to the increased expression of the tyrosine phosphatases Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP), which attenuate leptin and insulin signaling. Deficiencies in PTP1B and TCPTP in the brain, or specific neurons, promote insulin and leptin signaling and prevent diet-induced obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and fatty liver disease. Although targeting phosphatases and hypothalamic circuits remains challenging, recent advances indicate that such hurdles might be overcome. Here, we focus on the roles of PTP1B and TCPTP in insulin and leptin signaling and explore their potential as therapeutic targets.
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    TCPTP-deficiency in muscle does not alter insulin signalling and glucose homeostasis.
    (Springer, 2012-02) Loh, Kim; Merry, Troy L.; Galic, Sandra; Wu, Ben J.; Watt, Matthew J.; Zhang, Sheng; Zhang, Zhong-Yin; Neel, Benjamin G.; Tiganis, Tony; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
    Aims/Hypothesis: Insulin activates the insulin receptor (IR) protein tyrosine kinase and downstream phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signalling in muscle to promote glucose uptake. The IR can serve as a substrate for the protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTP) 1B and TCPTP, which share a striking 74% sequence identity in their catalytic domains. PTP1B is a validated therapeutic target for the alleviation of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. PTP1B dephosphorylates the IR in liver and muscle to regulate glucose homeostasis, whereas TCPTP regulates IR signalling and gluconeogenesis in the liver. In this study we have assessed for the first time the role of TCPTP in the regulation of IR signalling in muscle. Methods: We generated muscle-specific TCPTP-deficient (MCK-Cre;Ptpn2lox/lox) mice and assessed the impact on glucose homeostasis and muscle IR signalling in chow versus high fat fed mice. Results: Blood glucose and insulin levels, insulin and glucose tolerances and insulininduced muscle IR activation and downstream PI3K/Akt signalling remained unaltered in chow fed