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TALK-1 channels control ß cell endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) homeostasis.
Authors Vierra NC, Dadi PK, Milian SC, Dickerson MT, Jordan KL, Gilon P, Jacobson DA
Submitted By Submitted Externally on 11/9/2017
Status Published
Journal Science signaling
Year 2017
Date Published 9/1/2017
Volume : Pages 10 : Not Specified
PubMed Reference 28928238
Abstract Ca(2+) handling by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) serves critical roles in
controlling pancreatic ß cell function and becomes perturbed during the
pathogenesis of diabetes. ER Ca(2+) homeostasis is determined by ion movements
across the ER membrane, including K(+) flux through K(+) channels. We
demonstrated that K(+) flux through ER-localized TALK-1 channels facilitated
Ca(2+) release from the ER in mouse and human ß cells. We found that ß cells
from mice lacking TALK-1 exhibited reduced basal cytosolic Ca(2+) and increased
ER Ca(2+) concentrations, suggesting reduced ER Ca(2+) leak. These changes in
Ca(2+) homeostasis were presumably due to TALK-1-mediated ER K(+) flux, because
we recorded K(+) currents mediated by functional TALK-1 channels on the nuclear
membrane, which is continuous with the ER. Moreover, overexpression of
K(+)-impermeable TALK-1 channels in HEK293 cells did not reduce ER Ca(2+)
stores. Reduced ER Ca(2+) content in ß cells is associated with ER stress and
islet dysfunction in diabetes, and islets from TALK-1-deficient mice fed a
high-fat diet showed reduced signs of ER stress, suggesting that TALK-1 activity
exacerbated ER stress. Our data establish TALK-1 channels as key regulators of ß
cell ER Ca(2+) and suggest that TALK-1 may be a therapeutic target to reduce ER
Ca(2+) handling defects in ß cells during the pathogenesis of diabetes.




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