Altered islet prohormone processing: a cause or consequence of diabetes?

A Ramzy, TJ Kieffer - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
… PC2 −/− pancreatic β-cells have a defect in proinsulinvia cleavage of the CA junction
prior to cleavage at the BC junction (yielding split-65,66 proinsulin and des-64,65 proinsulin

[HTML][HTML] Inside the insulin secretory granule

M Germanos, A Gao, M Taper, B Yau, MA Kebede - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
proinsulin is ultimately converted to insulin and C-peptide in a 1:1 molar ratio via proteolytic
cleavages … of Ca 2+ and over a broader pH range, although its pH optimum is also 5.5 [4]. In …

Secretory granule exocytosis and its amplification by cAMP in pancreatic β-cells

M Nagao, JO Lagerstedt, L Eliasson - Diabetology international, 2022 - Springer
… membrane to the ER lumen where it is cleaved by a signal peptidase to form proinsulin [12]. …
on Ca 2+ influx through the L-type and P/Q-type Ca V channels in rodent and human β-cells, …

[HTML][HTML] Beta-cell ion channels and their role in regulating insulin secretion

B Thompson, LS Satin - Comprehensive physiology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… to be involved in β-cell electrical activity and potentially in the control of insulin secretion can
be … α 2 δ subunit in pancreatic β-cells, causes a 50% reduction in Ca 2+ current amplitude, …

[HTML][HTML] Cholesterol redistribution in pancreatic β-cells: a flexible path to regulate insulin secretion

A Galli, A Arunagiri, N Dule, M Castagna, P Marciani… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ca 2+ levels and low pH, the optimal environment for the activation of endopeptidases. The
proteolytical cleavage of proinsulin by … Potential mechanisms for intraorganellar trafficking of …

An investigation into the mechanisms underpinning the pH-sensitivity of GLP-1 release from the enteroendocrine cells of the gut

P Garbutt - 2023 - ora.ox.ac.uk
… -specific manner via site-specific cleavage by prohormone … , with the β-cells of KO mice
storing higher amounts of proinsulin … -permeant CO2 and H2O via carbonic anhydrase (CA)4. …

[HTML][HTML] OSBP-mediated PI (4) P-cholesterol exchange at endoplasmic reticulum-secretory granule contact sites controls insulin secretion

S Panagiotou, KW Tan, PM Nguyen, A Müller, AI Oqua… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
… Here, we now show that loss of Sac2 in β cells results in excess accumulation of cholesterol
Intraorganellar calcium and pH control proinsulin cleavage in the pancreatic β cell via two …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and proteomics of the insulin secretory granule

N Norris, B Yau, MA Kebede - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
… of preproinsulin is cleaved to form proinsulin, which is folded … described as a pancreas-specific
zinc transporter using RT-… Newcomer ISG also appear to have high calcium sensitivity, …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the insulin granule for modulation of insulin exocytosis

B Yau, S Hocking, S Andrikopoulos… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pancreatic β-cells control insulin secretion in the body to … Within the immature ISG,
proinsulin is cleaved by prohormone … This triggered influx of calcium ions controls both duration …

[HTML][HTML] The Ailing β-Cell in Diabetes: Insights From a Trip to the ER: The 2023 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award Lecture

C Evans-Molina - Diabetes, 2024 - Am Diabetes Assoc
… Dysfunction of the pancreatic β-cells underlies the … calcium in the regulation of protein
trafficking and proinsulincleavage of its N-terminal signal peptide to form proinsulin, a …