Journal
DIABETOLOGIA
Volume 56, Issue 5, Pages 1088-1097Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-013-2849-5
Keywords
Beta cell; Diabetes; F-actin; Insulin secretion; RAC1
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) (MEXT)
- MEXT [18GS0317, 22590981]
- Shinryokukai research grant
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22790860, 24657140, 22300106, 25461351, 23650214, 22590981, 18GS0317, 23700832] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Aims/hypothesis The small G-protein ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (RAC1) plays various roles in mammalian cells, such as in the regulation of cytoskeletal organisation, cell adhesion, migration and morphological changes. The present study examines the effects of RAC1 ablation on pancreatic beta cell function. Methods Isolated islets from pancreatic beta cell-specific Rac1-knockout (betaRac1(-/-)) mice and RAC1 knockdown INS-1 insulinoma cells treated with small interfering RNA were used to investigate insulin secretion and cytoskeletal organisation in pancreatic beta cells. Results BetaRac1(-/-) mice showed decreased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, while there were no apparent differences in islet morphology. Isolated islets from the mice had blunted insulin secretion in response to high glucose levels. In RAC1 knockdown INS-1 cells, insulin secretion was also decreased in response to high glucose levels, consistent with the phenotype of betaRac1(-/-) mice. Even under high glucose levels, RAC1 knockdown INS-1 cells remained intact with F-actin, which inhibits the recruitment of the insulin granules, resulting in an inhibition of insulin secretion. Conclusions/interpretation In RAC1-deficient pancreatic beta cells, F-actin acts as a barrier for insulin granules and reduces glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.
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