Metabolic regulation of calcium signaling in beta cells

• The cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](cyt)) regulates a vast number of cellular functions, including insulin secretion from beta cells. The major physiological insulin secretagogue, glucose, triggers [Ca2+](cyt) oscillations in beta cells. Synchronization of the oscillations among the beta cells within an islet underlies the generation of pulsatile insulin secretion. This review describes the mechanisms generating [Ca2+](cyt) oscillations, the interactions between [Ca2+](cyt) and cell metabolism, as well as the contribution of various organelles to the shaping of [Ca2+](cyt) signals and insulin secretion. It also discusses how Ca2+ signals are coordinated and spread throughout the islets and data indicating that altered Ca2+ signaling is associated with beta cell dysfunction and development of type 2 diabetes.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Cell- och molekylärbiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Cell and Molecular Biology (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Cellbiologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Cell Biology (hsv//eng)

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Ca2

Oscillations

Islets

Endoplasmic reticulum

Mitochondria

Secretory granules

Acidic stores

Microdomains

Insulin secretion

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