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ArticleCellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology2020

P-Rex1 Mediates Glucose-Stimulated Rac1 Activation and Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic β-Cells.

Vijayalakshmi Thamilselvan, Suhadinie Gamage, Ali Harajli, Sri Aneesha Chundru, Anjaneyulu Kowluru

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Article in Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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  11. RhoG-Rac1 Signaling Pathway Mediates Metabolic Dysfunction of the Pancreatic Beta-Cells Under Chronic Hyperglycemic Conditions.Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology · 2021
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vijayalakshmi ThamilselvanBiomedical Research Service, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Suhadinie GamageBiomedical Research Service, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Ali HarajliBiomedical Research Service, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Sri Aneesha ChundruBiomedical Research Service, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Anjaneyulu KowluruBiomedical Research Service, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA, akowluru@med.wayne.edu.
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · USJohn D. Dingell VA Medical Center · USWayne State University · US

Funding

NADPH Oxidase, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Diabetic RetinopathyR01EY022230 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KOWLURU, ANJANEYULU, KOWLURU, RENU A. · 2012 to 2022
$3.4M
BLRD VA I01 BX004663BLRD VA IK6 BX005383NEI NIH HHS EY022230NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022230US Department of Veterans Affairs BX004663, K6BX005383
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsDespite the published evidence implicating phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) in the regulation of islet function, limited information is available on the putative contributory roles of its downstream signaling steps, including the phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent Rac exchange factor 1 (P-Rex1) signaling pathway in the islet β-cell. Therefore, we investigated potential roles for P-Rex1 in glucose-stimulated Rac1 activation and insulin secretion in insulin-secreting (INS-1 832/13) β-cells.

methodsGlucose-stimulated Insulin secretion (GSIS) was quantified by ELISA. Expression of endogenous P-Rex1 and RhoG was suppressed by siRNA transfection using the DharmaFect1 reagent. Total membrane and cytosolic fractions were isolated using the Mem-PER Plus Membrane Extraction Kit. The degree of activation of Rac1 was determined by the pull-down assay.

resultsP-Rex1 is expressed in INS-1 832/13 cells, normal rat islets and human islets. siRNA-mediated knockdown of P-Rex1 attenuated glucose-induced Rac1 activation, membrane association and insulin secretion. RhoG, which has been implicated in PI3-kinase-mediated Rac1 activation in other cell types, appears not to contribute to GSIS since the siRNA-mediated knockdown of RhoG failed to exert significant effects on GSIS. LY294002, a known inhibitor of PI3-kinase, potentiated GSIS without affecting glucose-induced Rac1 activation.

conclusionBased on these findings, we conclude that P-Rex1 plays a novel regulatory role in glucose-induced Rac1 activation and insulin secretion.

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AnimalsCell LineEnzyme ActivationGlucoseGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionMalerac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyGlucoseGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsPrex1 protein, ratrac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRac1 protein, ratRac1; P-Rex1; Insulin secretion; G proteins; Guanine nucleotide exchange factors; Pancreatic β-cell

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PMID33347743
PMCPMC9664382
OpenAlexW3115013081

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