2023
Loss of ZNF148 enhances insulin secretion in human pancreatic β cells
de Klerk E, Xiao Y, Emfinger C, Keller M, Berrios D, Loconte V, Ekman A, White K, Cardone R, Kibbey R, Attie A, Hebrok M. Loss of ZNF148 enhances insulin secretion in human pancreatic β cells. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e157572. PMID: 37288664, PMCID: PMC10393241, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic β-cellsΒ-cellsSC-β cellsHuman pancreatic β-cellsInsulin secretionHuman β-cellsVesicle traffickingGenetic regulatorsStem cell-derived β cellsDirect repressionS100 genesCells identifiesZNF148Annexin A2Tetrameric complexCell membraneNovel therapeutic targetNovel therapeutic strategiesHuman isletsRegulatorTherapeutic targetCellsS100A16 expressionGlucose homeostasisTherapeutic strategies
2022
316-OR: Genetic Deletion of Beta-Cell Pkm1, Pkm2, and Pck2 Identifies PEP as an Essential Signal for Compartmentalized KATP Closure and Cycling of the Insulin Secretory Pathway
FOSTER H, HO T, POTAPENKO E, CARDONE R, KIBBEY R, MERRINS M. 316-OR: Genetic Deletion of Beta-Cell Pkm1, Pkm2, and Pck2 Identifies PEP as an Essential Signal for Compartmentalized KATP Closure and Cycling of the Insulin Secretory Pathway. Diabetes 2022, 71 DOI: 10.2337/db22-316-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΒ-cell-specific deletionΒ-cell metabolismStrong genetic evidenceSense nutrientsNutrient-stimulated insulin secretionAppropriate insulin secretionSecretory pathwayPKM2 isoformGenetic evidenceInsulin secretory pathwayPKM isoformsPKM1PCK2Essential signalAmino acidsPKM2Pyruvate kinaseADP generationΒ-cell responseInitiation of Ca2Genetic deletionIsoform expressionΒ-cellsDeletionInsulin secretionβ Cell–specific deletion of Zfp148 improves nutrient-stimulated β cell Ca2+ responses
Emfinger CH, de Klerk E, Schueler KL, Rabaglia ME, Stapleton DS, Simonett SP, Mitok KA, Wang Z, Liu X, Paulo JA, Yu Q, Cardone RL, Foster HR, Lewandowski SL, Perales JC, Kendziorski CM, Gygi SP, Kibbey RG, Keller MP, Hebrok M, Merrins MJ, Attie AD. β Cell–specific deletion of Zfp148 improves nutrient-stimulated β cell Ca2+ responses. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e154198. PMID: 35603790, PMCID: PMC9220824, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.154198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-specific deletionΒ-cell Ca2Insulin secretionAmino acid metabolismLow glucose conditionsRNA-seqPancreatic β-cellsLevels of enzymesZfp148Glutamate dehydrogenaseIntermediary metabolismChannel closureEnhanced insulin secretionWestern-style dietControl mice fedElevated glucose levelsAcid metabolismΒ-cellsCell functionGlucose toleranceCell Ca2Elevated sensitivityGlucose conditionsMetabolic challengesMice fed
2021
127-OR: In Vivo Genetic Evidence That the Pyruvate Kinase Isoforms PKM1 and PKM2 Differentially Control Beta-Cell Fuel Sensing
FOSTER H, HO T, POTAPENKO E, LEWANDOWSKI S, SDAO S, VANDEUSEN H, CARDONE R, KIBBEY R, MERRINS M. 127-OR: In Vivo Genetic Evidence That the Pyruvate Kinase Isoforms PKM1 and PKM2 Differentially Control Beta-Cell Fuel Sensing. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-127-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin secretionPK activatorΒ-cellsNational InstituteIntact β-cellsAppropriate insulin secretionGlucose intoleranceΒ-cell-specific deletionCalcium influxVivo genetic evidenceCalcium defectsHealth resourcesLow glucoseElectrophysiological evidenceIsletsMembrane depolarizationMiceServices AdministrationSecretionExcised membrane patchesSpecific deletionMitochondrial fuelsCalcium oscillationsPKM2KATP
2020
Pyruvate Kinase Controls Signal Strength in the Insulin Secretory Pathway
Lewandowski SL, Cardone RL, Foster HR, Ho T, Potapenko E, Poudel C, VanDeusen HR, Sdao SM, Alves TC, Zhao X, Capozzi ME, de Souza AH, Jahan I, Thomas CJ, Nunemaker CS, Davis DB, Campbell JE, Kibbey RG, Merrins MJ. Pyruvate Kinase Controls Signal Strength in the Insulin Secretory Pathway. Cell Metabolism 2020, 32: 736-750.e5. PMID: 33147484, PMCID: PMC7685238, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyruvate kinaseATP/ADPΒ-cell metabolismAppropriate insulin secretionPotential therapeutic routeSecretory pathwayMitochondrial fuelsPancreatic β-cellsInsulin secretory pathwayOxidative phosphorylationCell metabolismNutrient metabolismPhosphoenolpyruvateCell sensingPK activatorΒ-cellsCell functionInsulin secretionPK activityOxidative functionMembrane depolarizationMitochondriaPK activationΒ-cell functionADPGlucose 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
2019
Mitochondrial Proton Leak Regulated by Cyclophilin D Elevates Insulin Secretion in Islets at Nonstimulatory Glucose Levels
Taddeo EP, Alsabeeh N, Baghdasarian S, Wikstrom JD, Ritou E, Sereda S, Erion K, Li J, Stiles L, Abdulla M, Swanson Z, Wilhelm J, Bellin MD, Kibbey RG, Liesa M, Shirihai O. Mitochondrial Proton Leak Regulated by Cyclophilin D Elevates Insulin Secretion in Islets at Nonstimulatory Glucose Levels. Diabetes 2019, 69: 131-145. PMID: 31740442, PMCID: PMC6971491, DOI: 10.2337/db19-0379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin secretionInsulin resistanceFree fatty acidsNonesterified free fatty acidsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionPrediabetic stateInsulin hypersecretionObese subjectsFatty acidsObese miceLean miceGlucose levelsHuman isletsPancreatic isletsΒ-cellsIsletsProton leakSecretionHyperinsulinemiaProgressive increaseDiabetesMiceMitochondrial proton leakLeak