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The protein kinase PERK/EIF2AK3 regulates proinsulin processing not via protein synthesis but by controlling endoplasmic reticulum chaperones
/in PUB-6862 Featured /by Haig DidizianLoss-of-function mutations of the protein kinase PERK (EIF2AK3) in humans and mice cause permanent neonatal diabetes and severe proinsulin aggregation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), highlighting the essential role of PERK in insulin production in pancreatic ß cells. As PERK is generally known as a translational regulator of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), the underlying […]
SWELL1 is a glucose sensor regulating ß-cell excitability and systemic glycaemia
/in PUB-6845 Featured /by Haig DidizianInsulin secretion is initiated by activation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCC) to trigger Ca2+-mediated insulin vesicle fusion with the ß-cell plasma membrane. The firing of VGCC requires ß-cell membrane depolarization, which is regulated by a balance of depolarizing and hyperpolarizing ionic currents. Here, we show that SWELL1 mediates a swell-activated, depolarizing chloride current (ICl,SWELL) in […]
Functional aspects of meningeal lymphatics in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease
/in PUB-7383 Featured /by Haig DidizianAgeing is a major risk factor for many neurological pathologies, but its mechanisms remain unclear. Unlike other tissues, the parenchyma of the central nervous system (CNS) lacks lymphatic vasculature and waste products are removed partly through a paravascular route. (Re)discovery and characterization of meningeal lymphatic vessels has prompted an assessment of their role in waste […]
De novo formation of the biliary system by TGFß-mediated hepatocyte transdifferentiation
/in PUB-7102 Featured /by Haig DidizianTransdifferentiation is a complete and stable change in cell identity that serves as an alternative to stem-cell-mediated organ regeneration. In adult mammals, findings of transdifferentiation have been limited to the replenishment of cells lost from preexisting structures, in the presence of a fully developed scaffold and niche1. Here we show that transdifferentiation of hepatocytes in […]
Neuronal control of astrocytic respiration through a variant of the Crabtree effect
/in PUB-6847 Featured /by Haig DidizianAerobic glycolysis is a phenomenon that in the long term contributes to synaptic formation and growth, is reduced by normal aging, and correlates with amyloid beta deposition. Aerobic glycolysis starts within seconds of neural activity and it is not obvious why energetic efficiency should be compromised precisely when energy demand is highest. Using genetically encoded […]
The exerkine apelin reverses age-associated sarcopenia
/in PUB-7385 Featured /by Haig DidizianSarcopenia, the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality and strength, lacks early diagnostic tools and new therapeutic strategies to prevent the frailty-to-disability transition often responsible for the medical institutionalization of elderly individuals. Herein we report that production of the endogenous peptide apelin, induced by muscle contraction, is reduced in an age-dependent manner in humans […]
A midline thalamic circuit determines reactions to visual threat
/in PUB-7103 Featured /by Haig DidizianHow our internal state is merged with our visual perception of an impending threat to drive an adaptive behavioural response is not known. Mice respond to visual threats by either freezing or seeking shelter. Here we show that nuclei of the ventral midline thalamus (vMT), the xiphoid nucleus (Xi) and nucleus reuniens (Re), represent crucial […]
Hepatocyte-secreted DPP4 in obesity promotes adipose inflammation and insulin resistance
/in PUB-6924 Featured /by Haig DidizianObesity-induced metabolic disease involves functional integration among several organs via circulating factors, but little is known about crosstalk between liver and visceral adipose tissue (VAT)1. In obesity, VAT becomes populated with inflammatory adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs)2,3. In obese humans, there is a close correlation between adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance4,5, and in obese mice, […]