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Sox5 regulates beta-cell phenotype and is reduced in type 2 diabetes

Axelsson, Annika LU ; Mahdi, T LU ; Nenonen, H A LU ; Singh, Tania LU ; Hänzelmann, S LU ; Wendt, A LU ; Bagge, Annika LU ; Reinbothe, T M LU ; Millstein, J and Yang, X LU , et al. (2017) In Nature Communications 8. p.15652-15652
Abstract

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion, but the mechanisms underlying insulin secretion failure are not completely understood. Here, we show that a set of co-expressed genes, which is enriched for genes with islet-selective open chromatin, is associated with T2D. These genes are perturbed in T2D and have a similar expression pattern to that of dedifferentiated islets. We identify Sox5 as a regulator of the module. Sox5 knockdown induces gene expression changes similar to those observed in T2D and diabetic animals and has profound effects on insulin secretion, including reduced depolarization-evoked Ca(2+)-influx and β-cell exocytosis. SOX5 overexpression reverses the expression... (More)

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion, but the mechanisms underlying insulin secretion failure are not completely understood. Here, we show that a set of co-expressed genes, which is enriched for genes with islet-selective open chromatin, is associated with T2D. These genes are perturbed in T2D and have a similar expression pattern to that of dedifferentiated islets. We identify Sox5 as a regulator of the module. Sox5 knockdown induces gene expression changes similar to those observed in T2D and diabetic animals and has profound effects on insulin secretion, including reduced depolarization-evoked Ca(2+)-influx and β-cell exocytosis. SOX5 overexpression reverses the expression perturbations observed in a mouse model of T2D, increases the expression of key β-cell genes and improves glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in human islets from donors with T2D. We suggest that human islets in T2D display changes reminiscent of dedifferentiation and highlight SOX5 as a regulator of β-cell phenotype and function.

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8
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15652 - 15652
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms15652
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  abstract     = {{<p>Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion, but the mechanisms underlying insulin secretion failure are not completely understood. Here, we show that a set of co-expressed genes, which is enriched for genes with islet-selective open chromatin, is associated with T2D. These genes are perturbed in T2D and have a similar expression pattern to that of dedifferentiated islets. We identify Sox5 as a regulator of the module. Sox5 knockdown induces gene expression changes similar to those observed in T2D and diabetic animals and has profound effects on insulin secretion, including reduced depolarization-evoked Ca(2+)-influx and β-cell exocytosis. SOX5 overexpression reverses the expression perturbations observed in a mouse model of T2D, increases the expression of key β-cell genes and improves glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in human islets from donors with T2D. We suggest that human islets in T2D display changes reminiscent of dedifferentiation and highlight SOX5 as a regulator of β-cell phenotype and function.</p>}},
  author       = {{Axelsson, Annika and Mahdi, T and Nenonen, H A and Singh, Tania and Hänzelmann, S and Wendt, A and Bagge, Annika and Reinbothe, T M and Millstein, J and Yang, X and Zhang, B. and Gusmao, E G and Shu, L and Szabat, M and Tang, Y and Wang, Jinling and Salö, Sofia and Eliasson, L and Artner, I and Fex, M and Johnson, J D and Wollheim, C B and Derry, J M J and Mecham, B and Spégel, P and Mulder, H and Costa, Ivan G and Zhang, E and Rosengren, A H}},
  issn         = {{2041-1723}},
  keywords     = {{Journal Article}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  pages        = {{15652--15652}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Nature Communications}},
  title        = {{Sox5 regulates beta-cell phenotype and is reduced in type 2 diabetes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15652}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/ncomms15652}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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