Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea; Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.
College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.
Cell Rep. 2021 Nov 30;37(9):110067. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110067.
Glucose homeostasis is initially regulated by the pancreatic hormone insulin. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in β-cells is composed of two cellular mechanisms: a high glucose concentration not only depolarizes the membrane potential of the β-cells by ATP-sensitive K channels but also induces cell inflation, which is sufficient to release insulin granules. However, the molecular identity of the stretch-activated cation channel responsible for the latter pathway remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that Tentonin 3/TMEM150C (TTN3), a mechanosensitive channel, contributes to glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by mediating cation influx. TTN3 is expressed specifically in β-cells and mediates cation currents to glucose and hypotonic stimulations. The glucose-induced depolarization, firing activity, and Ca influx of β-cells were significantly lower in Ttn3 mice. More importantly, Ttn3 mice show impaired glucose tolerance with decreased insulin secretion in vivo. We propose that TTN3, as a stretch-activated cation channel, contributes to glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.
葡萄糖稳态最初由胰腺激素胰岛素调节。β 细胞中的葡萄糖刺激胰岛素分泌由两种细胞机制组成:高葡萄糖浓度不仅通过 ATP 敏感性 K 通道使 β 细胞的膜电位去极化,而且还诱导细胞膨胀,这足以释放胰岛素颗粒。然而,负责后一种途径的伸展激活阳离子通道的分子身份仍然未知。在这里,我们证明机械敏感通道 Tentonin 3/TMEM150C(TTN3)通过介导阳离子内流有助于葡萄糖刺激的胰岛素分泌。TTN3 特异性表达于 β 细胞中,并介导阳离子电流对葡萄糖和低渗刺激的反应。在 Ttn3 小鼠中,葡萄糖诱导的去极化、放电活性和 Ca 内流明显降低。更重要的是,Ttn3 小鼠表现出葡萄糖耐量受损,体内胰岛素分泌减少。我们提出 TTN3 作为一种伸展激活的阳离子通道,有助于葡萄糖刺激的胰岛素分泌。