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
2022
β-cell deletion of the PKm1 and PKm2 isoforms of pyruvate kinase in mice reveals their essential role as nutrient sensors for the KATP channel
Foster HR, Ho T, Potapenko E, Sdao SM, Huang SM, Lewandowski SL, VanDeusen HR, Davidson SM, Cardone RL, Prentki M, Kibbey RG, Merrins MJ. β-cell deletion of the PKm1 and PKm2 isoforms of pyruvate kinase in mice reveals their essential role as nutrient sensors for the KATP channel. ELife 2022, 11: e79422. PMID: 35997256, PMCID: PMC9444242, DOI: 10.7554/elife.79422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyruvate kinaseATP/ADPCytosolic ATP/ADPAmino acidsPKM2 isoformPK isoformsPlasma membraneNutrient sensorNutrient responsesPEP carboxykinasePKM1Mitochondrial sourcesPKM2Channel closureEssential roleInsulin secretionDifferential responsePK activityKinaseMembrane depolarizationIsoformsDeletionATPKey roleADP
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 functionADP