Interaction of ATP sensor, cAMP sensor, Ca2+ sensor, and voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel in insulin granule exocytosis.

ATP, cAMP, and Ca(2+) are the major signals in the regulation of insulin granule exocytosis in pancreatic beta cells. The sensors and regulators of these signals have been characterized individually. The ATP-sensitive K(+) channel, acting as the ATP sensor, couples cell metabolism to membrane potential. cAMP-GEFII, acting as a cAMP ...
sensor, mediates cAMP-dependent, protein kinase A-independent exocytosis, which requires interaction with both Piccolo as a Ca(2+) sensor and Rim2 as a Rab3 effector. l-type voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels (VDCCs) regulate Ca(2+) influx. In the present study, we demonstrate interactions of these molecules. Sulfonylurea receptor 1, a subunit of ATP-sensitive K(+) channels, interacts specifically with cAMP-GEFII through nucleotide-binding fold 1, and the interaction is decreased by a high concentration of cAMP. Localization of cAMP-GEFII overlaps with that of Rim2 in plasma membrane of insulin-secreting MIN6 cells. Localization of Rab3 co-incides with that of Rim2. Rim2 mutant lacking the Rab3 binding region, when overexpressed in MIN6 cells, is localized exclusively in cytoplasm, and impairs cAMP-dependent exocytosis in MIN6 cells. In addition, Rim2 and Piccolo bind directly to the alpha(1)1.2-subunit of VDCC. These results indicate that ATP sensor, cAMP sensor, Ca(2+) sensor, and VDCC interact with each other, which further suggests that ATP, cAMP, and Ca(2+) signals in insulin granule exocytosis are integrated in a specialized domain of pancreatic beta cells to facilitate stimulus-secretion coupling.
Mesh Terms:
Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Binding Sites, COS Cells, Calcium, Calcium Channels, Carrier Proteins, Cell Membrane, Cyclic AMP, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, Cytoplasmic Granules, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Exocytosis, GTP-Binding Proteins, Glutathione Transferase, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Humans, Insulin, Insulinoma, Membrane Potentials, Mice, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neuropeptides, P-Glycoprotein, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Potassium Channels, Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying, Rats, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Signal Transduction, Tumor Cells, Cultured
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Feb. 27, 2004
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