2012
NAD kinase regulates the size of the NADPH pool and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells
Gray JP, Alavian KN, Jonas EA, Heart EA. NAD kinase regulates the size of the NADPH pool and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2012, 303: e191-e199. PMID: 22550069, PMCID: PMC3431206, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00465.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionInsulin secretionΒ-cellsPancreatic β-cellsRedox cycling agent menadioneRat β-cell lineΒ-cell lineINS-1 832/13 cellsTwo- to threefold increaseAntioxidant defense systemRodent isletsSecretionGlucose concentrationOxidative damageOxidative defenseThreefold increaseNADPH/Cytosolic reductasesAgent menadione
1997
Regulation by insulin of a unique neuronal Ca2+ pool and of neuropeptide secretion
Jonas E, Knox R, Smith T, Wayne N, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Regulation by insulin of a unique neuronal Ca2+ pool and of neuropeptide secretion. Nature 1997, 385: 343-346. PMID: 9002519, DOI: 10.1038/385343a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzoquinonesCalciumCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedCyclic AMPEndoplasmic ReticulumHeparinInositol 1,4,5-TrisphosphateInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsInsulinInvertebrate HormonesLactams, MacrocyclicNeuronsNeuropeptidesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesQuinonesReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRifabutinThapsigarginConceptsIntracellular Ca2Neuropeptide secretionSpontaneous action potentialsEffect of insulinSecretion of neuropeptidesTyrosine kinase receptorsAcute riseBag cell neuronsDistal tipNeuronal dischargeNeuronal Ca2Distinct intracellular poolsCell neuronsAction potentialsCyclic AMP analogueInsulinNeuropeptidesInsulin receptorKinase receptorsSecretionPresumed siteNeuronsIntracellular poolMitochondrial Ca2Receptors