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Breaking the Feedback Loop of β-Cell Failure: Insight into the Pancreatic β-Cell's ER-Mitochondria Redox Balance.

Amira Zaher, Samuel B Stephens

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Amira ZaherFraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7030-0576
Samuel B StephensFraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1152-2691

Funding

Metabolic control of beta-cell secretory organelle functionR01DK140093 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Samuel Brandon Stephens · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
Breakthrough T1D SRA-2024-1553NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK140093NIH HHS R01 DK140093US Department of Defense W81XWH-20-1-200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic β-cells rely on a delicate balance between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria to maintain sufficient insulin stores for the regulation of whole animal glucose homeostasis. The ER supports proinsulin maturation through oxidative protein folding, while mitochondria supply the energy and redox buffering that maintain ER proteostasis. In the development of Type 2 diabetes (T2D), the progressive decline of β-cell function is closely linked to disruptions in ER-mitochondrial communication. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a well-established driver of β-cell failure, whereas the downstream consequences for ER redox homeostasis have only recently emerged. This interdependence of ER-mitochondrial functions suggests that an imbalance is both a cause and consequence of metabolic dysfunction. In this review, we discuss the regulatory mechanisms of ER redox control and requirements for mitochondrial function. In addition, we describe how ER redox imbalances may trigger mitochondrial dysfunction in a vicious feed forward cycle that accelerates β-cell dysfunction and T2D onset.

Indexed as

Endoplasmic ReticulumInsulin-Secreting CellsMitochondriaAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansOxidation-Reductionbeta-cell functionER redoxinsulinmitochondriaNAPDHproinsulinprotein foldingthioredoxin

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PMID40136648
PMCPMC11941261

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