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Cholinergic augmentation of insulin release requires ankyrin-B.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20234002     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Parasympathetic stimulation of pancreatic islets augments glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by inducing inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R)-mediated calcium ion (Ca2+) release. Ankyrin-B binds to the IP(3)R and is enriched in pancreatic beta cells. We found that ankyrin-B-deficient islets displayed impaired potentiation of insulin secretion by the muscarinic agonist carbachol, blunted carbachol-mediated intracellular Ca2+ release, and reduced the abundance of IP3R. Ankyrin-B-haploinsufficient mice exhibited hyperglycemia after oral ingestion but not after intraperitoneal injection of glucose, consistent with impaired parasympathetic potentiation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The R1788W mutation of ankyrin-B impaired its function in pancreatic islets and is associated with type 2 diabetes in Caucasians and Hispanics. Thus, defective glycemic regulation through loss of ankyrin-B-dependent stabilization of IP3R is a potential risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
Authors:
Jane A Healy; Kent R Nilsson; Hans E Hohmeier; Jelena Berglund; Jonathan Davis; Janis Hoffman; Martin Kohler; Luo-Sheng Li; Per-Olof Berggren; Christopher B Newgard; Vann Bennett
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-03-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Science signaling     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1937-9145     ISO Abbreviation:  Sci Signal     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-17     Completed Date:  2010-07-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101465400     Medline TA:  Sci Signal     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  ra19     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Ankyrins / deficiency,  genetics,  metabolism*
Calcium / metabolism
Carbachol / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
Glucose / metabolism
Immunoblotting
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors / metabolism*
Insulin / secretion*
Insulin-Secreting Cells / secretion*
Mice
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Mutation, Missense
Parasympathetic Nervous System / metabolism*
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Risk Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Ank2 protein, mouse; 0/Ankyrins; 0/Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; 0/RNA, Small Interfering; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 50-99-7/Glucose; 51-83-2/Carbachol; 7440-70-2/Calcium

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