Sequential in vivo labeling of insulin secretory granule pools in INS-SNAP transgenic pigs

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Contributors

  • Elisabeth Kemter - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Andreas Müller - , Molecular Diabetology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) of the Helmholtz Center Munich (Author)
  • Martin Neukam - , Molecular Diabetology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) of the Helmholtz Center Munich (Author)
  • Anna Ivanova - , German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) (Author)
  • Nikolai Klymiuk - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Simone Renner - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Kaiyuan Yang - , German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) (Author)
  • Johannes Broichhagen - , Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (Author)
  • Mayuko Kurome - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Valeri Zakhartchenko - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Barbara Kessler - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Klaus-Peter Knoch - , Molecular Diabetology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) of the Helmholtz Center Munich (Author)
  • Marc Bickle - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • Barbara Ludwig - , Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) (Author)
  • Kai Johnsson - , Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (Author)
  • Heiko Lickert - , German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) (Author)
  • Thomas Kurth - , Core Facility Electron Microscopy & Histology (Author)
  • Eckhard Wolf - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Michele Solimena - , Molecular Diabetology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) of the Helmholtz Center Munich (Author)

Abstract

β cells produce, store, and secrete insulin upon elevated blood glucose levels. Insulin secretion is a highly regulated process. The probability for insulin secretory granules to undergo fusion with the plasma membrane or being degraded is correlated with their age. However, the molecular features and stimuli connected to this behavior have not yet been fully understood. Furthermore, our understanding of β cell function is mostly derived from studies of ex vivo isolated islets in rodent models. To overcome this translational gap and study insulin secretory granule turnover in vivo, we have generated a transgenic pig model with the SNAP-tag fused to insulin. We demonstrate the correct targeting and processing of the tagged insulin and normal glycemic control of the pig model. Furthermore, we show specific single- and dual-color granular labeling of in vivo-labeled pig pancreas. This model may provide unprecedented insights into the in vivo insulin secretory granule behavior in an animal close to humans.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2107665118
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America : PNAS
Volume118
Issue number37
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMedCentral PMC8449372
Scopus 85114719778
ORCID /0000-0001-5624-1717/work/142239004

Keywords

Keywords

  • Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified/metabolism, Cell Membrane/metabolism, Exocytosis, Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry, Glucose/metabolism, Insulin Secretion, Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism, Insulin/metabolism, Male, SNARE Proteins/metabolism, Secretory Vesicles/metabolism, Swine

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