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PAX6 maintains ? cell identity by repressing genes of alternative islet cell types.

ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes is thought to involve a compromised ? cell differentiation state, but the mechanisms underlying this dysfunction remain unclear. Here, we report a key role for the TF PAX6 in the maintenance of adult ? cell identity and function. PAX6 was downregulated in ? cells of diabetic db/db mice and in WT mice treated with an insulin receptor antagonist, revealing metabolic control of expression. Deletion of Pax6 in ? cells of adult mice led to lethal hyperglycemia and ketosis that were attributed to loss of ? cell function and expansion of ? cells. Lineage-tracing, transcriptome, and chromatin analyses showed that PAX6 is a direct activator of ? cell genes, thus maintaining mature ? cell function and identity. In parallel, we found that PAX6 binds promoters and enhancers to repress alternative islet cell genes including ghrelin, glucagon, and somatostatin. Chromatin analysis and shRNA-mediated gene suppression experiments indicated a similar function of PAX6 in human ? cells. We conclude that reduced expression of PAX6 in metabolically stressed ? cells may contribute to ? cell failure and ? cell dysfunction in diabetes.

SUBMITTER: Swisa A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5199694 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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PAX6 maintains β cell identity by repressing genes of alternative islet cell types.

Swisa Avital A Avrahami Dana D Eden Noa N Zhang Jia J Feleke Eseye E Dahan Tehila T Cohen-Tayar Yamit Y Stolovich-Rain Miri M Kaestner Klaus H KH Glaser Benjamin B Ashery-Padan Ruth R Dor Yuval Y

The Journal of clinical investigation 20161212 1

Type 2 diabetes is thought to involve a compromised β cell differentiation state, but the mechanisms underlying this dysfunction remain unclear. Here, we report a key role for the TF PAX6 in the maintenance of adult β cell identity and function. PAX6 was downregulated in β cells of diabetic db/db mice and in WT mice treated with an insulin receptor antagonist, revealing metabolic control of expression. Deletion of Pax6 in β cells of adult mice led to lethal hyperglycemia and ketosis that were at ...[more]

PMID: 27941241

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PAX6 maintains ? cell identity by repressing genes of alternative islet cell types.

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PAX6 maintains β cell identity by repressing genes of alternative islet cell types.

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