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- Tengholm, Anders, 1971-, et al.
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Oscillatory control of insulin secretion
- 2009
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Ingår i: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0303-7207 .- 1872-8057. ; 297:1-2, s. 58-72
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Pancreatic β-cells possess an inherent ability to generate oscillatory signals that trigger insulin release. Coordination of the secretory activity among β-cells results in pulsatile insulin secretion from the pancreas, which is considered important for the action of the hormone in the target tissues. This review focuses on the mechanisms underlying oscillatory control of insulin secretion at the level of the individual β-cell. Recent studies have demonstrated that oscillations of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration are synchronized with oscillations in β-cell metabolism, intracellular cAMP concentration, phospholipase C activity and plasma membrane phosphoinositide lipid concentrations. There are complex interdependencies between the different messengers and signalling pathways that contribute to amplitude regulation and shaping of the insulin secretory response to nutrient stimuli and neurohormonal modulators. Several of these pathways may be important pharmacological targets for improving pulsatile insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes.
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- Idevall Hagren, Olof, 1980-
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Oscillatory Signaling and Insulin Secretion from Single ß-cells
- 2010
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- cAMP and Ca2+ are key regulators of exocytosis in many cells, including insulin-secreting pancreatic β-cells. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from β-cells is pulsatile and driven by oscillations of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), but little is known about the kinetics of cAMP signaling and the mechanisms of cAMP action. Evanescent wave microscopy and fluorescent translocation biosensors were used to monitor plasma membrane-related signaling events in single MIN6-cells and primary mouse β-cells. Glucose stimulation of insulin secretion resulted in pronounced oscillations of the membrane phospholipid PIP3 caused by autocrine activation of insulin receptors. Glucose also triggered oscillations of the sub-plasma membrane cAMP concentration ([cAMP]pm). These oscillations were preceded and enhanced by elevations of [Ca2+]i, but conditions raising cytoplasmic ATP triggered [cAMP]pm elevations without accompanying changes in [Ca2+]i. The [cAMP]pm oscillations were also synchronized with PIP3 oscillations and both signals were suppressed after inhibition of adenylyl cyclases. Protein kinase A (PKA) was important for promoting concomitant initial elevations of [cAMP]pm and [Ca2+]i, and PKA inhibitors diminished the PIP3 response when applied before glucose stimulation, but did not affect already manifested PIP3 oscillations. The glucose-induced PIP3 oscillations were markedly suppressed in cells treated with siRNA against the cAMP-dependent guanine nucleotide exchange factor Epac2. Pharmacological activation of Epac restored PIP3 responses after adenylyl cyclase or PKA inhibition. Glucose and other cAMP-elevating stimuli induced redistribution of fluorescence-tagged Epac2 from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane. This translocation was modulated by [Ca2+]i and depended on intact cyclic nucleotide-binding and Ras-association domains. In conclusion, glucose generates cAMP oscillations in β-cells via a concerted action of Ca2+ and metabolically generated ATP. The oscillations are important for the magnitude and kinetics of insulin secretion. While both protein kinase A and Epac is required for initiation of insulin secretion the cAMP-dependence of established pulsatility is mediated by Epac2.
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- Yu, Qian, 1989-
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α-Cell signalling in glucose-regulated glucagon secretion
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Glucagon is a blood glucose-elevating hormone released from α-cells in the islets of Langerhans during hypoglycaemia. Glucagon is critical for glucose homeostasis and inappropriate regulation of its secretion underlies both impaired counter-regulation of hypoglycaemia and chronic hyperglycaemia in diabetes patients. The mechanisms by which glucose controls glucagon secretion are poorly understood, but have been suggested to involve both direct effects of the sugar on α-cells and indirect effects mediated by paracrine factors released within the islet, including insulin and gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) from β-cells, and somatostatin from δ-cells. This thesis addresses the role of the intracellular messengers ATP, Ca2+ and cAMP in glucose-regulated glucagon secretion. Various fluorescence microscopy techniques were used to monitor changes of these messengers in single, dispersed α-cells and those in situ within intact islets, and glucagon secretion from islets was measured with an immunoassay. Glucose induced elevations of α-cell ATP, which were smaller and showed a left-shifted concentration-dependence compared to those in β-cells, consistent with α-cells being less dependent on oxidative metabolism and optimized for sensing hypoglycaemia. α-Cells showed Ca2+ oscillations with little glucose dependence. Surprisingly, these oscillations became synchronized in phase with Ca2+ oscillations in β-cells at high glucose. Since Ca2+ is a main trigger of exocytosis in both cell types, and since insulin and glucagon secretion is pulsatile in opposite phase, the results indicate that factors other than Ca2+ are more important for shaping glucagon secretion. Consistent with a key role of cAMP for the regulation of glucagon release, the concentration of the messenger was relatively high in α-cells at low glucose concentrations, and elevations of glucose suppressed cAMP in parallel with glucagon secretion. This effect was independent of paracrine signalling from insulin and somatostatin. The glucose-induced suppression of glucagon secretion was prevented by cAMP-elevating agents and mimicked by inhibitors of protein kinase A. GHB lacked effects both on Ca2+, cAMP and glucagon secretion from mouse islets, but tended to stimulate glucagon secretion by a somatostatin-receptor-dependent mechanism in human islets. The data indicate that GHB is not an inhibitor of glucagon secretion and that α-cell-intrinsic glucose sensing involves signalling via cAMP and protein kinase A.
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- Vishnu, N., et al.
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Mitochondrial clearance of calcium facilitated by MICU2 controls insulin secretion
- 2021
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Ingår i: Molecular Metabolism. - : Elsevier. - 2212-8778. ; 51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Transport of Ca2+ into pancreatic 13 cell mitochondria facilitates nutrient-mediated insulin secretion. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Recent establishment of the molecular identity of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) and associated proteins allows modification of mitochondrial Ca2+ transport in intact cells. We examined the consequences of deficiency of the accessory protein MICU2 in rat and human insulin-secreting cells and mouse islets. Methods: siRNA silencing of Micu2 in the INS-1 832/13 and EndoC-13H1 cell lines was performed; Micu2-/- mice were also studied. Insulin secretion and mechanistic analyses utilizing live confocal imaging to assess mitochondrial function and intracellular Ca2+ dynamics were performed. Results: Silencing of Micu2 abrogated GSIS in the INS-1 832/13 and EndoC-13H1 cells. The Micu2-/- mice also displayed attenuated GSIS. Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake declined in MICU2-deficient INS-1 832/13 and EndoC-13H1 cells in response to high glucose and high K+. MICU2 silencing in INS-1 832/13 cells, presumably through its effects on mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, perturbed mitochondrial function illustrated by absent mitochondrial membrane hyperpolarization and lowering of the ATP/ADP ratio in response to elevated glucose. Despite the loss of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, cytosolic Ca2+ was lower in siMICU2-treated INS-1 832/13 cells in response to high K+. It was hypothesized that Ca2+ accumulated in the submembrane compartment in MICU2-deficient cells, resulting in desensitization of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, lowering total cytosolic Ca2+. Upon high K+ stimulation, MICU2-silenced cells showed higher and prolonged increases in submembrane Ca2+ levels. Conclusions: MICU2 plays a critical role in 13 cell mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake. 13 cell mitochondria sequestered Ca2+ from the submembrane compartment, preventing desensitization of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels and facilitating GSIS.
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- Zeller, Kathrin Stephanie, et al.
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The role of mechanical force and ROS in integrin-dependent signals
- 2013
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 8:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Cells are exposed to several types of integrin stimuli, which generate responses generally referred to as "integrin signals", but the specific responses to different integrin stimuli are poorly defined. In this study, signals induced byintegrin ligation during cell attachment, mechanical force from intracellular contraction, or cell stretching by external force were compared. The elevated phosphorylation levels of several proteins during the early phase of cell attachment and spreading of fibroblast cell lines were not affected by inhibition ofROCK and myosin II activity, i.e. the reactions occurred independently ofintracellular contractile force acting on the adhesion sites. The contraction-independent phosphorylation sites included ERK1/2 T202/Y204, AKT S473, p130CAS Y410, and cofilin S3. In contrast to cell attachment, cyclic stretching ofthe adherent cells induced a robust phosphorylation only of ERK1/2 and thephosphorylation levels of the other investigated proteins were not or only moderately affected by stretching. No major differences between signaling via alpha 5 beta 1 or alpha v beta 3 integrins were detected. The importance ofmitochondrial ROS for the integrin-induced signaling pathways was investigated using rotenone, a specific inhibitor of complex I in the respiratory chain. While rotenone only moderately reduced ATP levels and hardly affected the signalsinduced by cyclic cell stretching, it abolished the activation of AKT and reduced theactin polymerization rate in response to attachment in both cell lines. In contrast, scavenging of extracellular ROS with catalase or the vitamin C analog Asc-2P did not significantly influence the attachment-derived signaling, but caused a selective and pronounced enhancement of ERK1/2 phosphorylation in response to stretching. In conclusion, the results showed that "integrin signals" are composedof separate sets of reactions triggered by different types of integrin stimulation. Mitochondrial ROS and extracellular ROS had specific and distinct effects on theintegrin signals induced by cell attachment and mechanical stretching.
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- Shuai, Hongyan
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Studies of cAMP and Ca2+ signaling in pancreatic islet cells
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The blood glucose-lowering and -elevating hormones insulin and glucagon are released from the pancreatic islet β- and α-cells, respectively. The intracellular messengers Ca2+ and cAMP have central roles in controlling the secretion of both hormones, but the underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. A powerful approach to gain further insight is to study the messengers in individual cells within pancreatic islets, provided that each cell can be identified. To facilitate such studies, adenoviral vectors were generated for expression of fluorescent proteins controlled by the insulin and preproglucagon promoters, as well as the somatostatin and pancreatic polypeptide promoters that identify the other two major islet cell types, δ- and PP-cells. Recordings of cAMP and Ca2+ concentration changes with fluorescent reporters demonstrated that cells expressing identification markers responded as expected to well-known stimuli and modulators of the two messengers. Glucose-induced Ca2+ oscillations in β-cells were found to be synchronized with those in δ-cells, and two subpopulations of α-cells with different Ca2+ regulation by glucose were identified. Mouse and human β-cells responded to the insulinotropic hormones glucagon, GIP and GLP-1 with elevations of cAMP. Most α-cells reacted similarly to GIP, whereas only a subpopulation – larger among human than mouse α-cells - responded to glucagon and GLP-1. The GLP-1-receptor antagonist exendin-(9-39) suppressed both GLP-1- and glucagon-induced cAMP elevations in β-cells. Since exendin-(9-39) did not antagonize glucagon receptors, glucagon apparently activates GLP-1 receptors in β-cells. Even in the absence of glucagon/GLP-1, exendin-(9-39) reduced cAMP increases obtained by glucose stimulation or elevation of Ca2+. This effect was attributable to constitutive GLP-1-receptor activity rather than paracrine effects. Exendin-(9-39) also inhibited glucose-induced insulin release, highlighting the importance of cAMP formation in nutrient-stimulated secretion. Simultaneous recordings of cAMP and Ca2+ showed a complex and variable interrelationship between the messengers and the cAMP precursor ATP in β-cells. Depolarization-induced Ca2+ increases inhibited forskolin-, IBMX- and GLP-1-induced cAMP elevations. This cAMP lowering in part reflected suppression of the Ca2+-sensitive activity of adenylyl cyclases AC5 and 6, but also autocrine signaling induced by Ca2+-triggered exocytosis of insulin and adenine nucleotides, whose receptors activate phosphodiesterases and inhibit adenylyl cyclases, respectively.
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- Thore, Sophia, et al.
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Feedback activation of phospholipase C via intracellular mobilization and store-operated influx of Ca2+ in insulin-secreting β-cells
- 2005
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Ingår i: Journal of Cell Science. - : The Company of Biologists. - 0021-9533 .- 1477-9137. ; 118:Pt 19, s. 4463-4471
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Phospholipase C (PLC) regulates various cellular processes by catalyzing the formation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol from phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). Here, we have investigated the influence of Ca2+ on receptor-triggered PLC activity in individual insulin-secreting β-cells. Evanescent wave microscopy was used to record PLC activity using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged PIP2/IP3-binding pleckstrin homology domain from PLCδ1, and the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was simultaneously measured using the indicator Fura Red. Stimulation of MIN6 β-cells with the muscarinic-receptor agonist carbachol induced rapid and sustained PLC activation. By contrast, only transient activation was observed after stimulation in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ or in the presence of the non-selective Ca2+ channel inhibitor La3+. The Ca2+-dependent sustained phase of PLC activity did not require voltage-gated Ca2+ influx, as hyperpolarization with diazoxide or direct Ca2+ channel blockade with nifedipine had no effect. Instead, the sustained PLC activity was markedly suppressed by the store-operated channel inhibitors 2-APB and SKF96365. Depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores with the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase inhibitors thapsigargin or cyclopiazonic acid abolished Ca2+ mobilization in response to carbachol, and strongly suppressed the PLC activation in Ca2+-deficient medium. Analogous suppressions were observed after loading cells with the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA. Stimulation of primary mouse pancreatic β-cells with glucagon elicited pronounced [Ca2+]i spikes, reflecting protein kinase A-mediated activation of Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release via IP3 receptors. These [Ca2+]i spikes were found to evoke rapid and transient activation of PLC. Our data indicate that receptor-triggered PLC activity is enhanced by positive feedback from Ca2+ entering the cytoplasm from intracellular stores and via store-operated channels in the plasma membrane. Such amplification of receptor signalling should be important in the regulation of insulin secretion by hormones and neurotransmitters.
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- Tian, Geng, 1982-
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On the Generation of cAMP Oscillations and Regulation of the Ca2+ Store-operated Pathway in Pancreatic Islet α- and β-cells
- 2013
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Insulin and glucagon are released in pulses from pancreatic β- and α-cells, respectively. Both cell types are electrically excitable, and elevation of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) due to depolarization with voltage-dependent entry of the cation is the main trigger of hormone secretion. Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) also contributes to the [Ca2+]i elevation and this process has been suggested to be particularly important for glucagon secretion. cAMP is another important messenger that amplifies Ca2+-triggered secretion of both hormones, but little is known about cAMP dynamics in islet cells. In type-2 diabetes, there is deteriorated β-cell function associated with elevated concentrations of fatty acids, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. To clarify the processes that regulate insulin and glucagon secretion, cAMP signalling and the store-operated pathway were investigated in β- and α-cells, primarily within their natural environment in intact mouse and human islets of Langerhans. Fluorescent biosensors and total internal reflection microscopy were used to investigate signalling specifically at the plasma membrane (PM). Adrenaline increased and decreased the sub-PM cAMP concentration ([cAMP]pm) in immuno-identified α-cells and β-cells, respectively, which facilitated cell identification. Glucagon elicited [cAMP]pm oscillations in α- and β-cells, demonstrating both auto- and paracrine effects of the hormone. Whereas glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) consistently elevated [cAMP]pm in β-cells, only few α-cells responded, indicating that GLP-1 regulates glucagon secretion without changes of α-cell [cAMP]pm. Both α- and β-cells responded to glucose with pronounced oscillations of [cAMP]pm that were partially Ca2+-dependent and synchronized among islet β-cells. The glucose-induced cAMP formation was mediated by plasma membrane-bound adenylyl cyclases. Several phosphodiesterases (PDEs), including the PDE1, -3, -4, and -8 families, were required for shaping the [cAMP]pm signals and pulsatile insulin secretion. Prolonged exposure of islets to the fatty acid palmitate deteriorated glucose-stimulated insulin secretion with loss of pulsatility. This defect was associated with impaired cAMP generation, while [Ca2+]i signalling was essentially unaffected. Stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1) is critical for activation of SOCE by sensing the Ca2+ concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). ER Ca2+ depletion caused STIM1 aggregation, co-clustering with the PM Ca2+ channel protein Orai1 and SOCE activation. Glucose, which inhibits SOCE by filling the ER with Ca2+, reversed the PM association of STIM1. Consistent with a role of the store-operated pathway in glucagon secretion, this effect was maximal at the low glucose concentrations that inhibit glucagon release, whereas considerably higher concentrations were required in β-cells. Adrenaline induced STIM1 translocation to the PM in α-cells and the reverse process in β-cells, partially reflecting the opposite effects of adrenaline on cAMP in the two cell types. However, cAMP-induced STIM1 aggregates did not co-cluster with Orai1 or activate SOCE, indicating that STIM1 translocation can occur independently of Orai1 clustering and SOCE.
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- Wang, Xuan, 1984-, et al.
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ZBED6 negatively regulates insulin production, neuronal differentiation, and cell aggregation in MIN6 cells
- 2019
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Ingår i: The FASEB Journal. - : FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL. - 0892-6638 .- 1530-6860. ; 33:1, s. 88-100
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Zinc finger BED domain containing protein 6 (Zbed6) has evolved from a domesticated DNA transposon and encodes a transcription factor unique to placental mammals. The aim of the present study was to investigate further the role of ZBED6 in insulin-producing cells, using mouse MIN6 cells, and to evaluate the effects of Zbed6 knockdown on basal -cell functions, such as morphology, transcriptional regulation, insulin content, and release. Zbed6-silenced cells and controls were characterized with a range of methods, including RNA sequencing, chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing, insulin content and release, subplasma membrane Ca2+ measurements, cAMP determination, and morphologic studies. More than 700 genes showed differential expression in response to Zbed6 knockdown, which was paralleled by increased capacity to generate cAMP, as well as by augmented subplasmalemmal calcium concentration and insulin secretion in response to glucose stimulation. We identified >4000 putative ZBED6-binding sites in the MIN6 genome, with an enrichment of ZBED6 sites at upregulated genes, such as the -cell transcription factors v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A and Nk6 homeobox 1. We also observed altered morphology/growth patterns, as indicated by increased cell clustering, and in the appearance of axon-like Neurofilament, medium polypeptide and tubulin 3, class III-positive protrusions. We conclude that ZBED6 acts as a transcriptional regulator in MIN6 cells and that its activity suppresses insulin production, cell aggregation, and neuronal-like differentiation.Wang, X., Jiang, L., Wallerman, O., Younis, S., Yu, Q., Klaesson, A., Tengholm, A., Welsh, N., Andersson, L. ZBED6 negatively regulates insulin production, neuronal differentiation, and cell aggregation in MIN6 cells.
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- Panagiotou, Styliani, et al.
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OSBP-mediated PI(4)P-cholesterol exchange at endoplasmic reticulum-secretory granule contact sites controls insulin secretion
- 2024
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Ingår i: Cell Reports. - 2211-1247. ; 43:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Insulin is packaged into secretory granules that depart the Golgi and undergo a maturation process that involves changes in the protein and lipid composition of the granules. Here, we show that insulin secretory granules form physical contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum and that the lipid exchange protein oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP) is recruited to these sites in a Ca2+-dependent manner. OSBP binding to insulin granules is positively regulated by phosphatidylinositol-4 (PI4)-kinases and negatively regulated by the PI4 phosphate (PI(4)P) phosphatase Sac2. Loss of Sac2 results in excess accumulation of cholesterol on insulin granules that is normalized when OSBP expression is reduced, and both acute inhibition and small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of OSBP suppress glucose-stimulated insulin secretion without affecting insulin production or intracellular Ca2+ signaling. In conclusion, we show that lipid exchange at endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-granule contact sites is involved in the exocytic process and propose that these contacts act as reaction centers with multimodal functions during insulin granule maturation.
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