PMID- 36264270 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221128 LR - 20230117 IS - 1464-5491 (Electronic) IS - 0742-3071 (Print) IS - 0742-3071 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Dec TI - Loss of tetraspanin-7 expression reduces pancreatic beta-cell exocytosis Ca(2+) sensitivity but has limited effect on systemic metabolism. PG - e14984 LID - 10.1111/dme.14984 [doi] LID - e14984 AB - BACKGROUND: Tetraspanin-7 (Tspan7) is an islet autoantigen involved in autoimmune type 1 diabetes and known to regulate beta-cell L-type Ca(2+) channel activity. However, the role of Tspan7 in pancreatic beta-cell function is not yet fully understood. METHODS: Histological analyses were conducted using immunostaining. Whole-body metabolism was tested using glucose tolerance test. Islet hormone secretion was quantified using static batch incubation or dynamic perifusion. beta-cell transmembrane currents, electrical activity and exocytosis were measured using whole-cell patch-clamping and capacitance measurements. Gene expression was studied using mRNA-sequencing and quantitative PCR. RESULTS: Tspan7 is expressed in insulin-containing granules of pancreatic beta-cells and glucagon-producing alpha-cells. Tspan7 knockout mice (Tspan7(y/-) mouse) exhibit reduced body weight and ad libitum plasma glucose but normal glucose tolerance. Tspan7(y/-) islets have normal insulin content and glucose- or tolbutamide-stimulated insulin secretion. Depolarisation-triggered Ca(2+) current was enhanced in Tspan7(y/-) beta-cells, but beta-cell electrical activity and depolarisation-evoked exocytosis were unchanged suggesting that exocytosis was less sensitive to Ca(2+) . TSPAN7 knockdown (KD) in human pseudo-islets led to a significant reduction in insulin secretion stimulated by 20 mM K(+) . Transcriptomic analyses show that TSPAN7 KD in human pseudo-islets correlated with changes in genes involved in hormone secretion, apoptosis and ER stress. Consistent with rodent beta-cells, exocytotic Ca(2+) sensitivity was reduced in a human beta-cell line (EndoC-betaH1) following Tspan7 KD. CONCLUSION: Tspan7 is involved in the regulation of Ca(2+) -dependent exocytosis in beta-cells. Its function is more significant in human beta-cells than their rodent counterparts. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Diabetes UK. FAU - McLaughlin, Kerry AU - McLaughlin K AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Acreman, Samuel AU - Acreman S AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. AD - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Metabolic Research Unit, University of Goteborg, Goteborg, Sweden. FAU - Nawaz, Sameena AU - Nawaz S AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Cutteridge, Joseph AU - Cutteridge J AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Clark, Anne AU - Clark A AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Knudsen, Jakob G AU - Knudsen JG AD - Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Denwood, Geoffrey AU - Denwood G AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Spigelman, Aliya F AU - Spigelman AF AD - Alberta Diabetes Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. FAU - Manning Fox, Jocelyn E AU - Manning Fox JE AD - Alberta Diabetes Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. FAU - Singh, Sumeet Pal AU - Singh SP AD - IRIBHM, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. FAU - MacDonald, Patrick E AU - MacDonald PE AD - Alberta Diabetes Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. FAU - Hastoy, Benoit AU - Hastoy B AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. FAU - Zhang, Quan AU - Zhang Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3626-4855 AD - Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221031 PL - England TA - Diabet Med JT - Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association JID - 8500858 RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Tetraspanins) RN - 0 (TSPAN7 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Exocytosis/physiology MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Insulin/metabolism MH - *Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism MH - *Islets of Langerhans/metabolism MH - Tetraspanins/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC9828109 OTO - NOTNLM OT - exocytosis OT - insulin OT - synaptotagmin OT - tetraspanin-7 OT - beta-cell COIS- The authors do not have any relevant conflict of interest to disclose. EDAT- 2022/10/21 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/19 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/09 CRDT- 2022/10/20 10:43 PHST- 2022/10/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/20 10:43 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - DME14984 [pii] AID - 10.1111/dme.14984 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabet Med. 2022 Dec;39(12):e14984. doi: 10.1111/dme.14984. Epub 2022 Oct 31.