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Knoch, K.P.* ; Bergert, H.* ; Borgonovo, B.* ; Saeger, H.-D.* ; Altkrüger, A.* ; Verkade, P.* ; Solimena, M.*

Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein promotes insulin secretory granule biogenesis.

Nat. Cell Biol. 6, 207-214 (2004)
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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 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1465-7392
e-ISSN 1476-4679
Quellenangaben Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 207-214 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
PubMed ID 15039777
Erfassungsdatum 2004-12-31