Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10750062 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
P2Y receptors (P2YR) are a family of purinergic G protein-coupled receptors, which could be stimulated by extracellular nucleotides. In pancreatic β cells, activation of P2YR has long been shown to stimulate insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner. Previously, we reported that P2YR-modulated insulin secretion is mediated by a cAMP/Epac/Kv channel pathway. However, the interaction between Epac and the Kv channel in P2YR-modulated insulin secretion remains unclear. In this study, we used patch-clamp technique and insulin secretion assay to investigate the potential molecules that may link Epac to Kv channel inhibition induced by P2YR activation. We identified that phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase, which mediates P2YR-regulated insulin secretion, is a critical mediator between Epac and the Kv channel.
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Authors
Yi Zhang, Hui Wang, Qing Guo, Xiaodong Li, Jingying Gao, Yunfeng Liu, Caihong Yang, Longgang Niu, Jing Yang,