| Literature DB >> 15089745 |
David Baglietto-Vargas1, Juan F López-Téllez, Inés Moreno-González, Antonia Gutiérrez, J Carlos Aledo.
Abstract
Despite the importance of glutamatergic signalling in the co-ordination of hormone secretion, the identity of the enzyme for the production of glutamate in beta-cells is still unresolved. We have found that the endocrine pancreas co-expresses two isoforms of GA (glutaminase), denoted as kidney-type (KGA) and liver-type (LGA), with a complementary cellular pattern of expression. Whereas KGA was mainly present in alpha-cells, LGA was very abundant in beta-cells. This spatial segregation may have important functional implications, facilitating a differential regulation of glutamate production in insulin- and glucagon-secreting cells.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15089745 PMCID: PMC1133855 DOI: 10.1042/BJ20040523
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857