Journal
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 161, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqz028
Keywords
UPR; beta-cell apoptosis; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; ER stress and ER calcium
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Funding
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation [2-SRA-2018-539-A-B]
- University of Michigan FastForward Program
- National Institutes of Health [R01 AI123957, R01DK46409]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mediates the first steps of protein assembly within the secretory pathway and is the site where protein folding and quality control are initiated. The storage and release of Ca2+ are critical physiological functions of the ER. Disrupted ER homeostasis activates the unfolded protein response (UPR), a pathway which attempts to restore cellular equilibrium in the face of ER stress. Unremitting ER stress, and insufficient compensation for it results in beta-cell apoptosis, a process that has been linked to both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Both types are characterized by progressive beta-cell failure and a loss of beta-cell mass, although the underlying causes are different. The reduction of mass occurs secondary to apoptosis in the case of T2D, while beta cells undergo autoimmune destruction in T1D. In this review, we examine recent findings that link the UPR pathway and ER Ca2+ to beta cell dysfunction. We also discuss how UPR activation in beta cells favors cell survival versus apoptosis and death, and how ER protein chaperones are involved in regulating ER Ca2+ levels.
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