Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from the islet beta-cell involves a sequence of metabolic events and an interplay between a wide range of signaling pathways leading to the generation of second… (More)
Recently we described roles for heterotrimeric and low-molecular-mass GTP-binding proteins in insulin release from normal rat islets. During these studies, we observed that a protein with an apparent… (More)
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and…
2004
Stimulation of insulin secretion by glucose and other secretagogues from pancreatic islet beta-cells is mediated by multiple signaling pathways. Rac1 is a member of Rho family GTPases regulating… (More)
Using various biochemical, pharmacological and molecular biological approaches, we have recently reported regulatory roles for Rac1, a small G-protein, in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS).… (More)
Using insulin-secreting cells, we previously demonstrated that specific proteins associated with the cytosolic, secretory granule, and mitochondrial fractions undergo a novel type of phosphorylation… (More)
Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion [GSIS] involves interplay between small G-proteins and their regulatory factors. Herein, we tested the hypothesis that Arf nucleotide binding site opener [ARNO],… (More)
The protein phosphatase 2A [PP2A] family of enzymes has been implicated in the regulation of a variety of cellular functions including hormone secretion, growth, survival and apoptosis. PP2A accounts… (More)
Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion [GSIS] involves a sequence of metabolic events leading to small G-protein [e.g., Rac1]-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling to promote granule mobilization toward the… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine the subunit expression and functional activation of phagocyte-like NADPH oxidase (Nox), reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and caspase-3 activation in the Zucker diabetic… (More)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators of cellular signal transduction cascades such as proliferation, migration, and apoptosis. Chronic exposure of isolated β-cells to proinflammatory… (More)