Abstract
Dysfunction of pancreatic β cell insulin secretion is related to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Rab proteins have been shown to be key players in insulin secretion by pancreatic β cells, and phogrin is a marker for the processes of exocytosis and insulin secretion. The purposes of this study were to clarify the regulatory role of Rab35 in insulin secretion and analyse the Rab35/phogrin interaction mechanism in β-TC-6 cells. We studied the effects of Rab35 gene overexpression and interference on insulin secretion and phogrin expression and levels in β-TC-6 cells. The Rab35/phogrin interaction was verified by GST pulldown, co-IP and co-localisation experiments. Here, we report that Rab35 is mainly distributed in the β-TC-6-cell plasma membrane and cytoplasm. Rab35 overexpression promotes insulin secretion and decreases phogrin expression in β-TC-6 cells, whereas its silencing significantly inhibits insulin secretion, promotes phogrin expression (p<0.05) and causes phogrin redistribution. Furthermore, Rab35 silencing suppresses exocytosis of insulin. Rab35 interacts with phogrin, and both proteins co-localise in the plasma membranes and cytoplasm of β-TC-6 cells. Our study presents novel evidence that Rab35 regulates insulin secretion by inhibiting phogrin expression and causing intracellular phogrin redistribution in pancreatic β cells.
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