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SUBMITTER: Abreu D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7286786 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abreu Damien D Asada Rie R Revilla John M P JMP Lavagnino Zeno Z Kries Kelly K Piston David W DW Urano Fumihiko F
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology 20200214 6
Wolfram Syndrome 1 (WFS1) protein is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) factor whose deficiency results in juvenile-onset diabetes secondary to cellular dysfunction and apoptosis. The mechanisms guiding β-cell outcomes secondary to WFS1 function, however, remain unclear. Here, we show that WFS1 preserves normal β-cell physiology by promoting insulin biosynthesis and negatively regulating ER stress. Depletion of Wfs1 in vivo and in vitro causes functional defects in glucose-stimulated insulin secretio ...[more]