MicroRNA-17-92 cluster regulates pancreatic beta-cell proliferation and adaptation

Autor: Xiang Chen, Kun Zhang, Li Tian, Shan Wan, Ying Xie, Chunyu Wang, Haoming Tian, Qian Zhao, Xiao Ji, Yaxi Chen, Xijie Yu, Janet M. Hock
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Molecular and cellular endocrinology. 437
ISSN: 1872-8057
Popis: MiR-17-92 cluster contributes to the regulation of mammalian development, aging and tumorigenesis. The functional roles of miR-17-92 in pancreatic beta-cells are largely unknown. In this study, we found that conditional deletion of miR-17-92 in mouse pancreatic beta-cells (miR-17-92βKO) significantly reduces glucose tolerance and the first phase of insulin secretion, despite normal ad libitum fed and fasting glucose levels. Proliferation is down-regulated in pancreatic beta-cells after deleting miR-17-92. MiR-17-92βKO mice show higher phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) and lower phosphorylated AKT in islets. Under high fat diet challenge for 16 weeks, miR-17-92βKO mice lose compensation and exhibit higher glucose levels, and lower insulin secretion. Collectively, these data suggest that miR-17-92 is a critical contributor to molecular mechanisms regulating glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and pancreatic beta-cell adaptation under metabolic stress.
Databáze: OpenAIRE