| Literature DB >> 15690078 |
Toru Aizawa1, Mitsuhisa Komatsu.
Abstract
In pancreatic beta cells, not only insulin exocytosis per se, but translocation of beta granules toward the plasma membrane--an event upstream of exocytosis--are under the control of glucose. However, the molecular basis of this translocation has been poorly understood. Rab27a-mediated translocation of glucose-induced beta granules is reported in this issue of the JCI. Rab27a or its effector molecule may constitute a novel pharmacological target because potentiation of the Rab27a pathway is expected to restore beta cell glucose competency in patients with diabetes mellitus.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15690078 PMCID: PMC546431 DOI: 10.1172/JCI24269
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808