PMID- 25249621 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150115 LR - 20221207 IS - 1362-4962 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1048 (Print) IS - 0305-1048 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 18 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Nova1 is a master regulator of alternative splicing in pancreatic beta cells. PG - 11818-30 LID - 10.1093/nar/gku861 [doi] AB - Alternative splicing (AS) is a fundamental mechanism for the regulation of gene expression. It affects more than 90% of human genes but its role in the regulation of pancreatic beta cells, the producers of insulin, remains unknown. Our recently published data indicated that the 'neuron-specific' Nova1 splicing factor is expressed in pancreatic beta cells. We have presently coupled specific knockdown (KD) of Nova1 with RNA-sequencing to determine all splice variants and downstream pathways regulated by this protein in beta cells. Nova1 KD altered the splicing of nearly 5000 transcripts. Pathway analysis indicated that these genes are involved in exocytosis, apoptosis, insulin receptor signaling, splicing and transcription. In line with these findings, Nova1 silencing inhibited insulin secretion and induced apoptosis basally and after cytokine treatment in rodent and human beta cells. These observations identify a novel layer of regulation of beta cell function, namely AS controlled by key splicing regulators such as Nova1. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research. FAU - Villate, Olatz AU - Villate O AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium deizirik@ulb.ac.be. FAU - Turatsinze, Jean-Valery AU - Turatsinze JV AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium. FAU - Mascali, Loriana G AU - Mascali LG AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium. FAU - Grieco, Fabio A AU - Grieco FA AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium. FAU - Nogueira, Tatiane C AU - Nogueira TC AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium. FAU - Cunha, Daniel A AU - Cunha DA AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium. FAU - Nardelli, Tarlliza R AU - Nardelli TR AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium. FAU - Sammeth, Michael AU - Sammeth M AD - Laboratorio Nacional de Computacao Cientifica (LNCC), Petropolis Rio de Janeiro, 25651-076, Brazil. FAU - Salunkhe, Vishal A AU - Salunkhe VA AD - Lund University Diabetes Centre, Unit of Islet cell Exocytosis, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmo, Lund University, CRC 91-11, Jan Waldenstroms gata 35, 205 02 Malmo, Sweden. FAU - Esguerra, Jonathan L S AU - Esguerra JL AD - Lund University Diabetes Centre, Unit of Islet cell Exocytosis, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmo, Lund University, CRC 91-11, Jan Waldenstroms gata 35, 205 02 Malmo, Sweden. FAU - Eliasson, Lena AU - Eliasson L AD - Lund University Diabetes Centre, Unit of Islet cell Exocytosis, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmo, Lund University, CRC 91-11, Jan Waldenstroms gata 35, 205 02 Malmo, Sweden. FAU - Marselli, Lorella AU - Marselli L AD - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pancreatic Islet Cell Laboratory, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy. FAU - Marchetti, Piero AU - Marchetti P AD - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pancreatic Islet Cell Laboratory, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy. FAU - Eizirik, Decio L AU - Eizirik DL AD - ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (ULB) B-1070, Belgium deizirik@ulb.ac.be. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140923 PL - England TA - Nucleic Acids Res JT - Nucleic acids research JID - 0411011 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (FOXO3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein O3) RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (NOVA1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen) RN - 0 (Nova1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Foxo1 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, Insulin) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - *Alternative Splicing MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Cytokines/pharmacology MH - Forkhead Box Protein O3 MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Insulin/metabolism MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*metabolism MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism MH - Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen MH - RNA-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*physiology MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptor, Insulin/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC4191425 EDAT- 2014/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/09/23 CRDT- 2014/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - gku861 [pii] AID - 10.1093/nar/gku861 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nucleic Acids Res. 2014 Oct;42(18):11818-30. doi: 10.1093/nar/gku861. Epub 2014 Sep 23.