Cholinergic augmentation of insulin release requires ankyrin-B.
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.
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- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Mutation, Missense
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
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- Insulin-Secreting Cells
- Insulin Secretion
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Mutation, Missense
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mice
- Insulin-Secreting Cells
- Insulin Secretion