Abstract
Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells. UCP2 content, measured by calibrated immunoblot in INS-1E insulinoma cells (a pancreatic beta-cell model) grown in RPMI medium, and INS-1E mitochondria, was 2.0 ng/million cells (7.9 ng/mg mitochondrial protein). UCP2 content was lower in cells incubated without glutamine and higher in cells incubated with 20 mM glucose, and varied from 1.0-4.4 ng/million cells (2.7-14.5 ng/mg mitochondrial protein). This dynamic response to nutrients was achieved by varied expression rates against a background of a very short UCP2 protein half-life of about 1 h.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1378-1383 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Journal | Biochim Biophys Acta |
| Volume | 1777 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Tumor
- Glucose
- Insulinoma
- Ion Channels
- Mitochondria
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Rats
- Uncoupling Protein 2