Facilitative Glucose Transporter 9 Expression Affects Glucose Sensing in Pancreatic β-Cells
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- 6 October 2009
- journal article
- other
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 150 (12), 5302-5310
- https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2009-0747
Abstract
Facilitative glucose transporters (GLUTs) including GLUT9, accelerate the facilitative diffusion of glucose across the plasma membrane. Studies in GLUT2-deficient mice suggested the existence of another GLUT in the mammalian β-cell responsible for glucose sensing. The objective of this study was to determine the expression and function of GLUT9 in murine and human β-cells. mRNA and protein expression levels were determined for both isoforms of GLUT9 in murine and human isolated islets as well as insulinoma cell lines (MIN6). Immunohistochemistry and subcellular localization were performed to localize the protein within the cell. Small interfering RNA knockdown of GLUT9 was used to determine the effect of this transporter, in the presence of GLUT2, on cell metabolism and insulin secretion in MIN6 and INS cells. In this report we demonstrate that GLUT9a and GLUT9b are expressed in pancreatic islets and that this expression localizes to insulin-containing β-cells. Subcellular localization studies indicate that mGLUT9b is found associated with the plasma membrane as well as in the high-density microsome fraction and low-density microsome fraction, whereas mGLUT9a appears to be located only in the high-density microsome and low-density microsome under basal conditions. Functionally GLUT9 appears to participate in the regulation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in addition to GLUT2. small interfering RNA knockdown of GLUT9 results in reduced cellular ATP levels that correlate with reductions in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in MIN6 and INS cells. These studies confirm the expression of GLUT9a and GLUT9b in murine and human β-cells and suggest that GLUT9 may participate in glucose-sensing in β-cells.Keywords
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