[PDF][PDF] Snapin mediates incretin action and augments glucose-dependent insulin secretion

WJ Song, M Seshadri, U Ashraf, T Mdluli, P Mondal… - Cell metabolism, 2011 - cell.com
WJ Song, M Seshadri, U Ashraf, T Mdluli, P Mondal, M Keil, M Azevedo, LS Kirschner…
Cell metabolism, 2011cell.com
Impaired insulin secretion contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM). Treatment with the incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) potentiates
insulin secretion and improves metabolic control in humans with T2DM. GLP-1 receptor-
mediated signaling leading to insulin secretion occurs via cyclic AMP stimulated protein
kinase A (PKA)-as well as guanine nucleotide exchange factor-mediated pathways.
However, how these two pathways integrate and coordinate insulin secretion remains poorly …
Summary
Impaired insulin secretion contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Treatment with the incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) potentiates insulin secretion and improves metabolic control in humans with T2DM. GLP-1 receptor-mediated signaling leading to insulin secretion occurs via cyclic AMP stimulated protein kinase A (PKA)- as well as guanine nucleotide exchange factor-mediated pathways. However, how these two pathways integrate and coordinate insulin secretion remains poorly understood. Here we show that these incretin-stimulated pathways converge at the level of snapin, and that PKA-dependent phosphorylation of snapin increases interaction among insulin secretory vesicle-associated proteins, thereby potentiating glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). In diabetic islets with impaired GSIS, snapin phosphorylation is reduced, and expression of a snapin mutant, which mimics site-specific phosphorylation, restores GSIS. Thus, snapin is a critical node in GSIS regulation and provides a potential therapeutic target to improve β cell function in T2DM.
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