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Abstract:	Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that play a key role in energy conversion. Optimal mitochondrial function is ensured by a quality-control system tightly coupled to fusion and fission. In this connection, mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) participates in mitochondrial fusion and undergoes repression in muscle from obese or type 2 diabetic patients. Here, we provide in vivo evidence that Mfn2 plays an essential role in metabolic homeostasis. Liver-specific ablation of Mfn2 in mice led to numerous metabolic abnormalities, characterized by glucose intolerance and enhanced hepatic gluconeogenesis. Mfn2 deficiency impaired insulin signaling in liver and muscle. Furthermore, Mfn2 deficiency was associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress, enhanced hydrogen peroxide concentration, altered reactive oxygen species handling, and active JNK. Chemical chaperones or the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine ameliorated glucose tolerance and insulin signaling in liver-specific Mfn2 KO mice. This study provides an important description of a unique unexpected role of Mfn2 coordinating mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum function, leading to modulation of insulin signaling and glucose homeostasis in vivo.
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MiPareas:	Gender Respiration Instruments;methods mt-Biogenesis;mt-density mt-Structure;fission;fusion mt-Membrane mtDNA;mt-genetics nDNA;cell genetics Genetic knockout;overexpression Comparative MiP;environmental MiP Developmental biology Exercise physiology;nutrition;life style mt-Medicine Patients Pharmacology;toxicology mt-Awareness
Pathological states:	COPD Aging;senescence Alzheimer's Autism Cancer Cardiovascular Diabetes Inherited Infectious Myopathy Neurodegenerative Obesity Parkinson's Sepsis Other
Stress conditions:	Hypoxia Cell death Cryopreservation Ischemia-reperfusion Permeability transition Oxidative stress;RONS Temperature Mitochondrial disease
Organism:	Pig Human Mouse Rat Guinea pig Bovines Horse Dog Rabbit Cat Other mammals Chicken Zebrafish Drosophila Artemia Caenorhabditis elegans Saccharomyces cerevisiae Birds Reptiles Amphibians Fishes Chelicerates Crustaceans Hexapods Myriapods Annelids Molluscs Nematodes Other invertebrates Fungi Plants Protists Eubacteria Archea Algae
Tissues;cells:	Fat Heart Skeletal muscle Nervous system Liver Kidney Lung;gill Islet cell;pancreas;thymus Endothelial;epithelial;mesothelial cell Blood cells Genital Other cell lines CHO HEK HeLa Neuroblastoma Fibroblast HUVEC Macrophage-derived Lymphocyte Platelet Stem cells
Preparations:	SMP Intact organism Intact organ Permeabilized cells Permeabilized tissue Homogenate Isolated mitochondria Chloroplasts Enzyme Oxidase;biochemical oxidation Intact cells
Enzyme:	Complex I Adenine nucleotide translocase Complex II;succinate dehydrogenase Complex III Complex IV;cytochrome c oxidase Complex V;ATP synthase Inner mt-membrane transporter Marker enzyme Supercomplex TCA cycle and matrix dehydrogenases Uncoupling protein
Regulation; kinetics:	pH Aerobic glycolysis ADP ATP ATP production AMP Calcium Coupling efficiency;uncoupling Cyt c Flux control Inhibitor Ion;substrate transport mt-Membrane potential Oxygen kinetics PCr;Cr Phosphate Redox state Substrate Temperature Threshold;excess capacity Uncoupler Fatty acid Amino acid Q-junction effect
Coupling:	ET LEAK ROUTINE OXPHOS
Pathways:	F N S Gp DQ CIV NS Other combinations ROX
High-resolution respirometry:	pH Oxygraph-2k TIP2k O2k-Fluorometer NO TPP Ca O2k-Spectrophotometer O2k-Manual O2k-Protocol Theory NextGen-O2k
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