SUMOylation and calcium control syntaxin-1A and secretagogin sequestration by tomosyn to regulate insulin exocytosis in human ß cells

Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 21;7(1):248. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-00344-z.

Abstract

Insulin secretion from pancreatic ß cells is a multistep process that requires the coordination of exocytotic proteins that integrate diverse signals. These include signals derived from metabolic control of post-translational SUMOylation and depolarization-induced rises in intracellular Ca2+. Here we show that tomosyn, which suppresses insulin exocytosis by binding syntaxin1A, does so in a manner which requires its SUMOylation. Glucose-dependent de-SUMOylation of tomosyn1 at K298 releases syntaxin1A and controls the amplification of exocytosis in concert with a recently-identified tomosyn1-interacting partner; the Ca2+-binding protein secretagogin, which dissociates from tomosyn1 in response to Ca2+-raising stimuli and is required for insulin granule trafficking and exocytosis downstream of Ca2+ influx. Together our results suggest that tomosyn acts as a key signaling hub in insulin secretion by integrating signals mediated by metabolism-dependent de-SUMOylation and electrically-induced entry of Ca2+ to regulate the availability of exocytotic proteins required for the amplification of insulin secretion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Exocytosis
  • Humans
  • Insulin / metabolism*
  • Insulin Secretion
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
  • R-SNARE Proteins / metabolism*
  • Secretagogins / metabolism*
  • Sumoylation*
  • Syntaxin 1 / metabolism*

Substances

  • Insulin
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • R-SNARE Proteins
  • SCGN protein, human
  • STXBP5 protein, human
  • Secretagogins
  • Syntaxin 1
  • Calcium

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