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ArticleWorld journal of diabetes2025

Mechanism of trypsin-mediated differentiation of pancreatic progenitor cells into functional islet-like clusters.

Ling Gao, Jia-Shuang Lai, Han Chen, Li-Xia Qian, Wan-Jin Hong, Liang-Cheng Li

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Ling GaoFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian Province, China.
Jia-Shuang LaiFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian Province, China.
Han ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Li-Xia QianFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian Province, China.
Wan-Jin HongFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian Province, China.
Liang-Cheng LiFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian Province, China. lchli2013@xmu.edu.cn.

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backgroundEndogenous regeneration of pancreatic islet β-cells is a path to cure both type 1 and advanced type 2 diabetes. Pancreatic cancer cell line-1 (PANC-1), a human pancreatic islet progenitor cell line, can be induced by trypsin to differentiate into insulin-secreting islet-like aggregates (ILAs). However, the underlying mechanism has not been explored.

aimTo explore the mechanism and signaling pathway of trypsin-induced differentiation of islet progenitor cells into insulin-secreting cells.

methodsPANC-1 cells were induced by trypsin to form ILAs and differentiate into insulin-secreting cells. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated protein 9 knockout and small interfering RNA knockdown techniques were used to investigate membrane proteins and downstream signaling pathways involved in the process.

resultsThe extracellular domain of membrane receptor E-cadherin hydrolyzed by trypsin induced the aggregation of PANC-1 cells and stimulated E-cadherin-recruited casein kinase-1γ3, which specifically phosphorylated the Ser655/Thr658 site of α-catenin in the cadherin-catenin complex, participating in the process of PANC-1 differentiation and affecting the maturation of differentiated ILAs.

conclusionThe current study reveals the mechanism by which trypsin promotes PANC-1 cell differentiation into islet-like cells, providing a novel approach for endogenous islet β-cell regeneration.

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Alpha-cateninE-cadherinEndogenous islet β-cell regenerationPancreatic cancer cell line-1Pancreatic islet progenitor cellTrypsin

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