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Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein promotes insulin secretory granule biogenesis.
Nat. Cell Biol. 6, 207-214 (2004)
Pancreatic beta-cells store insulin in secretory granules that undergo exocytosis upon glucose stimulation. Sustained stimulation depletes beta-cells of their granule pool, which must be quickly restored. However, the factors promoting rapid granule biogenesis are unknown. Here we show that beta-cell stimulation induces the nucleocytoplasmic translocation of polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB). Activated cytosolic PTB binds and stabilizes mRNAs encoding proteins of secretory granules, thus increasing their translation, whereas knockdown of PTB expression by RNA interference (RNAi) results in the depletion of secretory granules. These findings may provide insight for the understanding and treatment of diabetes, in which insulin secretion is typically impaired.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Language
english
Publication Year
2004
HGF-reported in Year
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ISSN (print) / ISBN
1465-7392
e-ISSN
1476-4679
Journal
Nature Cell Biology
Quellenangaben
Volume: 6,
Issue: 3,
Pages: 207-214
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
PubMed ID
15039777
DOI
10.1038/ncb1099
Erfassungsdatum
2004-12-31