The diverse roles of protein kinase C in pancreatic β-cell function

Trevor J. Biden, Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer, James G. Burchfield, Ebru Gurisik, James Cantley, Christopher J. Mitchell, Lee Carpenter

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    Abstract

    Members of the serine/threonine PKC (protein kinase C) family perform diverse functions in multiple cell types. All members of the family are activated in signalling cascades triggered by occupation of cell surface receptors, but the cPKC (conventional PKC) and nPKC (novel PKC) isoforms are also responsive to fatty acid metabolites. PKC isoforms are involved in various aspects of pancreatic β-cell function, including cell proliferation, differentiation and death, as well as regulation of secretion in response to glucose and muscarinic receptor agonists. Recently, the nPKC isoform, PKCε, has also been implicated in the loss of insulin secretory responsiveness that underpins the development of Type 2 diabetes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)916-919
    Number of pages4
    JournalBiochemical Society Transactions
    Volume36
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2008

    Keywords

    • Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
    • Insulin secretion
    • Lipotoxicity
    • Pancreatic β-cell
    • Protein kinase C (PKC)
    • Type 2 diabetes

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry

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