Table 1.
Involvement of Scaffolds in Cardiometabolic Functions
| Scaffold Protein | Model | Modifications | Metabolic Outcome | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β-Arrestin 1 | INS1 cells | siRNA knockdown | Impaired GSIS | Sonoda et al. (47) |
| Overexpression | Protection from glucose-apoptosis | Quoyer et al. (48) | ||
| Mouse | Systemic knockout | Increased adiposity | Ruderman et al. (49) | |
| Decreased insulin sensitivity | ||||
| Potentiated HFD-induced obesity | ||||
| Mouse cardiomyocytes | Overexpression | Resistance to apoptosis | Song et al. (50), Eguchi et al. (51), and Nackiewicz et al. (52) | |
| β-Arrestin-2 | Mouse | Liver-specific knockout | Increased gluconeogenesis | Zhu et al. (53) |
| Hepatocytes | Overexpression | Decreased gluconeogenesis | Zhu et al. (53) | |
| Mouse cardiomyocytes | Overexpression | Stress-induced cardiac damage | Eguchi et al. (51) | |
| Mouse | β-Cell specific knockout | Worsened glucose tolerance after HFD | Zhu et al. (54) | |
| GSIS- and KCl-induced insulin secretion reduced | ||||
| β-Cell overexpression | Enhanced GSIS | Zhu et al. (54) | ||
| Human EndoC-βH1 cells | siRNA knockdown | Impaired GSIS | Zhu et al. (54) | |
| AKAPs | β-Cell | AKAP150 systemic knockout | Impaired insulin secretion | Hinke et al. (55) |
| Impacts l-type Ca2+currents | ||||
| Attenuates cytoplasmic accumulation of Ca2+ and cAMP | ||||
| Muscle | AKAP150 systemic knockout | Increased insulin sensitivity | Hinke et al. (55) | |
| Mouse cardiomyocytes | AKAP18α overexpression | Regulate Ca2+ influx via PKA in response to β-adrenergic stimulation | Gray et al. (56) and Fraser et al. (57) | |
| AKAP5 systemic knockout | Impaired trafficking and signaling of β1AR | Klauck et al. (58) | ||
| KSR2 | C2C12 cells | Expression of KSR2 mutants with human mutations | Reduced glucose oxidation | Pearce et al. (59) |
| Increased fatty acid oxidation | ||||
| Mouse | Systemic knockout | Develops obesity | Liu et al. (60) | |
| Hyperinsulinemia | ||||
| Glucose intolerance | ||||
| Increased AMPK-dependent glucose uptake | ||||
| Hypophagic | ||||
| NCK1/2 | MIN6 cells | Nck1 knockdown by siRNA | Improves β-cell function | Yamani et al. (61) |
| Resistance to ER stress | ||||
| Mouse | Systemic Nck1 knockout | Improves glucose homeostasis | Latreille and Larose (62) | |
| Enhanced hepatic insulin signaling | ||||
| Protects against β-cell apoptosis | ||||
| Mouse | Systemic Nck2 knockout | Increased adiposity | Dusseault et al. (63) | |
| 14-3-3 Proteins | MIN6 cells | Pharmacological inhibition | Apoptosis | Lim et al. (4) |
| Mouse islets | Pharmacological inhibition | Apoptosis | Lim et al. (4) | |
| 14-3-3ζ | MIN6 cells | siRNA knockdown | Apoptosis | Lim et al. (4) |
| MIN6 cells | Overexpression | Protection from apoptosis | Lim et al. (4) | |
| 3T3-L1 preadipocyte | siRNA knockdown | Inhibition of adipogenesis | Lim et al. (64) | |
| Mouse | Systemic knockout | Impaired visceral adipogenesis | Lim et al. (64, 65) | |
| Insulin resistance | ||||
| Improved oral glucose tolerance via GLP-1 | ||||
| Mouse | Systemic overexpression | Enhanced age- and HFD-induced weight gain | Lim et al. (64) | |
| Homer1 | Human platelets | Knockdown | Increases TRP channel activity | Jardin et al. (27) |
| Enhanced spontaneous Ca2+ influx | ||||
| Caveolin-1 | Mouse | Systemic knockout | HFD-induced postprandial hyperinsulinemia | Cohen et al. (33) and Razani et al. (34) |
| Decreases insulin sensitivity | ||||
| Alterations in lipid homeostasis | ||||
| Resistant to HFD-induced obesity | ||||
| MIN6 cells | siRNA knockdown | Increases basal insulin secretion | Boothe et al. (35) | |
| MIN6 cells | siRNA knockdown | Impaired insulin receptor internalization and ERK activation | Nevins et al. (36) | |
| JIP1 | INS1 cells | siRNA knockdown | Increases susceptibility to apoptosis | Morel et al. (66) |
| Mouse | Systemic knockout | Insulin resistance | Jaeschke et al. (67) |
Abbreviations: AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; GSIS, glucose-induced insulin secretion; HFD, high-fat diet; KSR, kinase suppressor of RAS; Nck, noncatalytic region of tyrosine kinase; siRNA, small interfering RNA.