β-Cell Insulin Secretion Requires the Ubiquitin Ligase COP1.

Cell 2015 Dec 3

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A variety of signals finely tune insulin secretion by pancreatic β cells to prevent both hyper-and hypoglycemic states. Here, we show that post-translational regulation of the transcription factors ETV1, ETV4, and ETV5 by the ubiquitin ligase COP1 (also called RFWD2) in β cells is critical for insulin secretion. Mice lacking COP1 in β cells developed diabetes due to insulin granule docking defects that were fully rescued by genetic deletion of Etv1, Etv4, and Etv5. Genes regulated by ETV1, ETV4, or ETV5 in the absence of mouse COP1 were enriched in human diabetes-associated genes, suggesting that they also influence human β-cell pathophysiology. In normal β cells, ETV4 was stabilized upon membrane depolarization and limited insulin secretion under hyperglycemic conditions. Collectively, our data reveal that ETVs negatively regulate insulin secretion for the maintenance of normoglycemia. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Rowena Suriben, Kelly A Kaihara, Magdalena Paolino, Mike Reichelt, Sarah K Kummerfeld, Zora Modrusan, Debra L Dugger, Kim Newton, Meredith Sagolla, Joshua D Webster, Jinfeng Liu, Matthias Hebrok, Vishva M Dixit. β-Cell Insulin Secretion Requires the Ubiquitin Ligase COP1. Cell. 2015 Dec 3;163(6):1457-67