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Synaptotagmins bind calcium to release insulin

Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland

Submitted 7 July 2008 ; accepted in final form 18 August 2008

ABSTRACT

Plasma insulin levels are determined mainly by the rate of exocytosis of the insulin-containing large dense core vesicles (LDCVs) of pancreatic islet β-cells. This process involves the recruitment of LDCVs to the plasma membrane, where they are docked by the assembly of multiprotein SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complexes. However, fusion of the two membranes will proceed only in the presence of Ca²⁺ ions, implicating a Ca²⁺ sensor protein. The synaptotagmin gene family, comprising 15 members, was proposed to act as such Ca²⁺ sensor in regulated exocytosis in neurons and neuroendocrine and endocrine cells. Herein, we review the physiological function of the various synaptotagmins with reference to their impact on insulin exocytosis. Cumulating evidence emphasizes the crucial role of synaptotagmin VII and IX as mediators of glucose-induced insulin secretion.

β-cells; islet; insulin secretion; β-cell lines; SNARE complex; large dense core vesicles; diabetes

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