Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Down-regulation of ZnT8 expression in INS-1 rat pancreatic beta cells reduces insulin content and glucose-inducible insulin secretion.


ABSTRACT: The SLC30A8 gene codes for a pancreatic beta-cell-expressed zinc transporter, ZnT8. A polymorphism in the SLC30A8 gene is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, although the molecular mechanism through which this phenotype is manifest is incompletely understood. Such polymorphisms may exert their effect via impacting expression level of the gene product. We used an shRNA-mediated approach to reproducibly downregulate ZnT8 mRNA expression by >90% in the INS-1 pancreatic beta cell line. The ZnT8-downregulated cells exhibited diminished uptake of exogenous zinc, as determined using the zinc-sensitive reporter dye, zinquin. ZnT8-downregulated cells showed reduced insulin content and decreased insulin secretion (expressed as percent of total insulin content) in response to hyperglycemic stimulus, as determined by insulin immunoassay. ZnT8-depleted cells also showed fewer dense-core vesicles via electron microscopy. These data indicate that reduced ZnT8 expression in cultured pancreatic beta cells gives rise to a reduced insulin response to hyperglycemia. In addition, although we provide no direct evidence, these data suggest that an SLC30A8 expression-level polymorphism could affect insulin secretion and the glycemic response in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Fu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2682581 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Down-regulation of ZnT8 expression in INS-1 rat pancreatic beta cells reduces insulin content and glucose-inducible insulin secretion.

Fu Yi Y   Tian Wei W   Pratt Emily B EB   Dirling Lisa B LB   Shyng Show-Ling SL   Meshul Charles K CK   Cohen David M DM  

PloS one 20090525 5


The SLC30A8 gene codes for a pancreatic beta-cell-expressed zinc transporter, ZnT8. A polymorphism in the SLC30A8 gene is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, although the molecular mechanism through which this phenotype is manifest is incompletely understood. Such polymorphisms may exert their effect via impacting expression level of the gene product. We used an shRNA-mediated approach to reproducibly downregulate ZnT8 mRNA expression by >90% in the INS-1 pancreatic beta cell line  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC6438539 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6515216 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9095623 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6994519 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5133349 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3288815 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3826731 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3724621 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6858874 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3163974 | biostudies-literature