Iron metabolism and ferroptosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus and complications: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

R Miao, X Fang, Y Zhang, J Wei, Y Zhang… - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
The maintenance of iron homeostasis is essential for proper endocrine function. A growing
body of evidence suggests that iron imbalance is a key factor in the development of several …

CellRank for directed single-cell fate mapping

M Lange, V Bergen, M Klein, M Setty, B Reuter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Computational trajectory inference enables the reconstruction of cell state dynamics from
single-cell RNA sequencing experiments. However, trajectory inference requires that the …

Iron metabolism in pancreatic beta-cell function and dysfunction

A Marku, A Galli, P Marciani, N Dule, C Perego… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iron is an essential element involved in a variety of physiological functions. In the pancreatic
beta-cells, being part of Fe-S cluster proteins, it is necessary for the correct insulin synthesis …

Human GLP1R variants affecting GLP1R cell surface expression are associated with impaired glucose control and increased adiposity

W Gao, L Liu, E Huh, F Gbahou, E Cecon… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) is a major drug target with several agonists
being prescribed in individuals with type 2 diabetes and obesity,. The impact of genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic dosage identifies two major and functionally distinct β cell subtypes

E Dror, L Fagnocchi, V Wegert, S Apostle, B Grimaldi… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
The mechanisms that specify and stabilize cell subtypes remain poorly understood. Here,
we identify two major subtypes of pancreatic β cells based on histone mark heterogeneity (β …

Zinc and iron dynamics in human islet amyloid polypeptide-induced diabetes mouse model

A Fukunaka, M Shimura, T Ichinose, OB Pereye… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Metal homeostasis is tightly regulated in cells and organisms, and its disturbance is
frequently observed in some diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic …

Disrupted RNA editing in beta cells mimics early-stage type 1 diabetes

UE Knebel, S Peleg, C Dai, R Cohen-Fultheim… - Cell Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
A major hypothesis for the etiology of type 1 diabetes (T1D) postulates initiation by viral
infection, leading to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated interferon response and …

[HTML][HTML] CD81 marks immature and dedifferentiated pancreatic β-cells

C Salinno, M Büttner, P Cota, S Tritschler… - Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Islets of Langerhans contain heterogeneous populations of insulin-
producing β-cells. Surface markers and respective antibodies for isolation, tracking, and …

Peptidylarginine deiminase inhibition prevents diabetes development in NOD mice

FMC Sodré, S Bissenova, Y Bruggeman… - Diabetes, 2021 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Protein citrullination plays a role in several autoimmune diseases. Its involvement in murine
and human type 1 diabetes has recently been recognized through the discovery of …

[HTML][HTML] Intercellular communication in the islet of langerhans in health and disease

XW Ng, YH Chung, DW Piston - Comprehensive Physiology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Blood glucose homeostasis requires proper function of pancreatic islets, which secrete
insulin, glucagon and somatostatin from the β-, α-and δ-cells respectively. Each islet cell …