Page 1 of 44 Diabetes Pik3r1 is Required for Glucocorticoid-induced Perilipin 1 Phosphorylation in Lipid Droplet for Adipocyte Lipolysis Taiyi Kuo1, 3+, Tzu-Chieh Chen2,3+, Rebecca A. Lee1,3, Nguyen Huynh Thao Nguyen3, Augusta E 3 3 1, 2, 3* Broughton , Danyun Zhang , and Jen-Chywan Wang Endocrinology Graduate Program1, Metabolic Biology Graduate Program2 and Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology3, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720- 3104 + These authors contributed equally to this work *Corresponding author: Jen-Chywan Wang, 315 Morgan Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, email:
[email protected], Phone: 510-643-1039 Running Title: Pik3r1 and glucocorticoid-induced adipocyte lipolysis Keywords: Glucocorticoids, Glucocorticoid Receptor, Lipolysis, Pik3r1, Perilipin 1, Protein Kinase A 1 Diabetes Publish Ahead of Print, published online March 14, 2017 Diabetes Page 2 of 44 Abstract Glucocorticoids promote lipolysis in white adipose tissue (WAT) to adapt to energy demands under stress, while superfluous lipolysis causes metabolic disorders, including dyslipidemia and hepatic steatosis. Glucocorticoid-induced lipolysis requires the phosphorylation of cytosolic hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) and perilipin 1 (Plin1) in the lipid droplet by protein kinase A (PKA). We previously identified Pik3r1 (a.k.a. p85α) as a glucocorticoid receptor target gene. Here, we found that glucocorticoids increased HSL phosphorylation, but not Plin1 phosphorylation, in adipose tissue-specific Pik3r1-null (AKO) mice. Furthermore, in lipid droplets, the phosphorylation of HSL and Plin1 and the levels of catalytic and regulatory subunits of PKA were increased by glucocorticoids in wild type mice. However, these effects were attenuated in AKO mice. In agreement with reduced WAT lipolysis, glucocorticoid- initiated hepatic steatosis and hypertriglyceridemia were improved in AKO mice.