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TASK-1 Potassium Channels Limit Pancreatic α-Cell Calcium Influx and Glucagon Secretion

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Dadi, Prasanna K., Luo, Brooke, Vierra, Nicholas C., Jacobson, David A.·2015·Molecular Endocrinology

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Glucose regulation of pancreatic α-cell Ca(2+) entry through voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels is essential for normal glucagon secretion and becomes defective during the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. The 2-pore domain K(+) channel, TWIK-related acid-sensitive K(+) channel 1 (TASK-1), is an important modulator of membrane voltage and Ca(2+) entry. However, its role in α-cells has not been determined. Therefore, we addressed how TASK-1 channels regulate α-cell electrical activity, Ca(2+) entry, and glucagon secretion. We find that TASK-1 channels expressed in human and rodent α-cells are blocked by the TASK-1 channel inhibitor A1899. Alpha-cell 2-pore domain K(+) currents were also significantly reduced after ablation of mouse α-cell TASK-1 channels. Inhibition of TASK-1 channels with A1899 caused plasma membrane potential depolarization in both human and mouse α-cells, which resulted in increased electrical excitability. Moreover, ablation of α-cell TASK-1 channels increased α-cell electrical excitability under elevated glucose (11 mM) conditions compared with control α-cells. This resulted in significantly elevated α-cell Ca(2+) influx when TASK-1 channels were inhibited in the presence of high glucose (14 mM). However, there was an insignificant change in α-cell Ca(2+) influx after TASK-1 inhibition in low glucose (1 mM). Glucagon secretion from mouse and human islets was also elevated specifically in high (11 mM) glucose after acute TASK-1 inhibition. Interestingly, mice deficient for α-cell TASK-1 showed improvements in both glucose inhibition of glucagon secretion and glucose tolerance, which resulted from the chronic loss of α-cell TASK-1 currents. Therefore, these data suggest an important role for TASK-1 channels in limiting α-cell excitability and glucagon secretion during glucose stimulation.

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  • Action potential frequency was paradoxically reduced in β-cells from Knck3-deficient mice.

    “Action potential frequency was paradoxically reduced (135), but this may be a consequence of voltage-dependent inactivation of other currents involved in action potential generation.”

    From Pancreatic β-Cell Electrical Activity and Insulin Secretion: Of Mice and Men (2018) · cites this paper as [135]

    In “TASK-1 currents regulate pancreatic α-cell Δp” (page not available), the paper reports greater action-potential firing in TASK-1-deficient α-cells than in controls under elevated glucose, not reduced firing. The experiment concerns α-cells, whereas the claim specifies β-cells. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • In 14 mM glucose, blocking TASK1 with the selective inhibitor A1899 depolarizes the human β-cell by about 5 mV and increases action potential frequency.

    “In 14 mM glucose, blocking the channel with the selective inhibitor A1899 depolarizes the β-cell by ~5 mV and increases action potential frequency.”

    From Pancreatic β-Cell Electrical Activity and Insulin Secretion: Of Mice and Men (2018) · cites this paper as [135]

    The section “TASK-1 currents regulate pancreatic α-cell Δp” (page unavailable) reports that A1899 depolarized human α-cells in 14 mM glucose, not human β-cells. The paper describes increased α-cell electrical excitability, but does not give a ~5 mV depolarization or a measured increase in action-potential frequency for A1899-treated human β-cells. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • β-cells from Knck3-deficient mice are slightly more depolarized in the presence of glucose than their wild-type counterparts.

    “Despite the small size of the current, β-cells from Knck3-deficient mice were slightly more depolarized in the presence of glucose than their wild-type counterparts.”

    From Pancreatic β-Cell Electrical Activity and Insulin Secretion: Of Mice and Men (2018) · cites this paper as [135]

    The section “TASK-1 currents regulate pancreatic α-cell Δp” reports that KCNK3/TASK-1-deficient cells were more depolarized than controls under glucose conditions. But the measured cells were α-cells, not β-cells; our copy does not establish the claimed β-cell result. No page number is available in the indexed passage. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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  • Action potential height is also reduced in human β-cells when TASK1 is blocked, presumably due to depolarization-induced inactivation of ion channels involved in action potential firing.

    “Action potential height is also reduced, presumably due to depolarization-induced inactivation of ion channels involved in action potential firing (see Section V.B.2.B.2).”

    From Pancreatic β-Cell Electrical Activity and Insulin Secretion: Of Mice and Men (2018) · cites this paper as [135]

    The introductory passage (page unavailable) says TASK-1 inhibition depolarizes the membrane potential in pancreatic β-cells. The Discussion (page unavailable) proposes voltage-dependent channel inactivation after TASK-1 loss, but for α-cells. Our copy does not report reduced action-potential height in human β-cells when TASK-1 is blocked. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • TASK1 activates around -30 mV in human β-cells.

    “TASK1 activates around -30 mV in human β-cells (135).”

    From Pancreatic β-Cell Electrical Activity and Insulin Secretion: Of Mice and Men (2018) · cites this paper as [135]

    The section ‘TASK-1 channels are functionally expressed in mouse and human α-cells’ reports functional TASK-1-like currents in human α-cells, not β-cells. A search for β-cell activation and −30 mV found no passage establishing the claimed activation voltage in human β-cells; the reported voltage ramp from −120 to 60 mV is not an activation threshold. Page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Dadi, P. K., Luo, B., Vierra, N. C., & Jacobson, D. A.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • University of Oklahoma (US)
Corresponding author
Jacobson, David A.
Venue
Molecular Endocrinology
Published
2015-05-01
Volume
29
Issue
5
Pages
777-787
ISSN
  • 0888-8809 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-9917
OpenAlex
W2032445998
Cited by
40
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Vanderbilt University (DK20593)
  • National Institutes of Health (5p60dk020593-31, DK 20593, P60 DK20593)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F31AA021623)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P60-DK020593, DK-081666, R03DK096122, R01DK097392, DK096122, K01DK081666, P30DK020593)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
Keywords
TASK-1, potassium channels, alpha cells, glucagon secretion, calcium influx, voltage-gated calcium channels, glucose regulation, glucose tolerance, diabetes mellitus, islets
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Female, Glucagon, Glucose, Humans, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Gene Expression, Calcium Signaling, Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain, Glucagon-Secreting Cells, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial

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