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ArticleEndocrinology2010

Insulinoma-associated antigen-1 zinc-finger transcription factor promotes pancreatic duct cell trans-differentiation.

Tao Zhang, Hongwei Wang, Nicolle A Saunee, Mary B Breslin, Michael S Lan

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Article in Endocrinology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tao ZhangChildren's Hospital, Research and Education Building, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
Hongwei Wang
Nicolle A Saunee
Mary B Breslin
Michael S Lan
Children's Hospital of New Orleans · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · US

Funding

Transcription Factors in Neuroendocrine DifferentiationR01DK061436 · NIDDK · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC NEW ORLEANS · PI LAN, MICHAEL S · 2003 to 2009
$1.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK61436NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK061436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulinoma-associated antigen-1 (INSM1/IA-1) is a unique zinc-finger transcription factor restrictedly expressed in pancreatic beta-cells during early pancreas development. INSM1 is transiently activated by the islet-specific endocrine factor neurogenin 3, and it subsequently regulates downstream target genes NeuroD1 and insulin during beta-cell maturation. Here, we examined how the INSM1 transcription factor contributes to endocrine cell differentiation using a defined serum-free medium-primed pancreatic duct cell model. We showed that ectopic expression of INSM1 can promote Panc-1 cell trans-differentiation. INSM1 up-regulates two islet transcription factors (ITFs), paired box 6 and homeodomain transcription factor 6.1, whereas other ITFs, including pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (Pdx-1), homeodomain transcription factor 2.2, NeuroD1, paired box 4, and neurogenin 3, were either down-regulated or absent. The result suggests that INSM1 is capable of regulating multiple ITFs and the insulin gene either directly or indirectly. When we overexpressed three ITFs, INSM1/Pdx-1/NeuroD1, in the Panc-1 differentiation model, higher insulin expression was observed in parallel with the activation of an additional ITF, neurogenin 3, signifying endocrine cell activation. Insulin expression from the three ITFs stimulation was readily detected by immunostaining and increased 40% as compared with the insulin-transferrin-selenium-LacZ control. Furthermore, we examined the differential chromatin acetylation patterns within the insulin promoter region using the chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. INSM1 alone can selectively enhance acetylation of histone H4, whereas NeuroD1 and Pdx-1 favor the acetylation of histone H3. Both H3 and H4 histone acetylations facilitate insulin gene expression. The consistent functional effect of INSM1, either with or without other ITFs, promotes pancreatic duct cell differentiation as well as induces Panc-1 cell cycle arrest.

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Cell TransdifferentiationZinc FingersAcetylationBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBlotting, WesternCell CycleCell Line, TumorEye ProteinsFlow CytometryHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryInsulinNerve Tissue ProteinsPaired Box Transcription FactorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsEye ProteinsHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsINSM1 protein, humanInsulinNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenic differentiation factor 1NKX6-1 protein, humanPaired Box Transcription Factorspancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 proteinPAX6 protein, humanPAX6 Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factors

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PMID20215568
PMCPMC2869251
OpenAlexW2153123634

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