2024
Glucose Regulation of β-Cell KATP Channels: It Is Time for a New Model!
Merrins M, Kibbey R. Glucose Regulation of β-Cell KATP Channels: It Is Time for a New Model! Diabetes 2024, 73: 856-863. PMID: 38768366, PMCID: PMC11109790, DOI: 10.2337/dbi23-0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-cell metabolismInsulin secretionEfficiency of mitochondrial ATP productionModel of glucose-stimulated insulin secretionGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionMitochondrial ATP productionNADPH productionGenetic evidenceInitial insulin secretionATP productionGlycolytic enzymesOXPHOSPyruvate kinaseATP/ADP ratioHealthy B cellsKATP channel closureB cellsDiabetes pathophysiologyGlycolysisStoichiometric yieldKATP channelsBioenergeticsATP/ADPMembrane depolarizationMetabolism
2020
Glucose Response by Stem Cell-Derived β Cells In Vitro Is Inhibited by a Bottleneck in Glycolysis
Davis JC, Alves TC, Helman A, Chen JC, Kenty JH, Cardone RL, Liu DR, Kibbey RG, Melton DA. Glucose Response by Stem Cell-Derived β Cells In Vitro Is Inhibited by a Bottleneck in Glycolysis. Cell Reports 2020, 31: 107623. PMID: 32402282, PMCID: PMC7433758, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSC-β cellsΒ-cellsHuman isletsReduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretionGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionStem cell-derived β cellsHuman β-cellsEnzyme glyceraldehydeTCA cycleGlucose challengeInsulin secretionInsulin releaseDiabetes treatmentGlucose responseCadaveric isletsBottleneck resultsEarly glycolysisTransplantable isletsCell functionIsletsIntermediate metabolitesConsistency of responsesGlycolysisCellsKinase