scholarly journals A Novel Type 2 Diabetes Locus in sub-Saharan Africans, ZRANB3, is Implicated in Beta Cell Proliferation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adebowale A. Adeyemo ◽  
Guanjie Chen ◽  
Ayo P. Doumatey ◽  
Timothy L. Hostelley ◽  
Carmen C. Leitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cell ◽  
European Ancestry ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Beta Cell Proliferation ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Significant Locus ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractGenome analysis of diverse human populations has contributed to the identification of novel genomic loci for diseases of major clinical and public health impact. Here, we report the largest genome-wide analysis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in sub-Saharan Africans, an understudied ancestral group. We analyzed ~18 million autosomal SNPs in 5,231 individuals from Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. TCF7L2 rs7903156 was the most significant locus (p=7.288 × 10−13). We identified a novel genome wide significant locus: ZRANB3 (Zinc Finger RANBP2-Type Containing 3, lead SNP chr2:136064024, T allele frequency=0.034, p=2.831×10−9). Knockdown of the zebrafish ortholog resulted in reduction in pancreatic beta cell number in the developing organism, suggesting a potential mechanism for its effect on glucose hemostasis. We also showed transferability in our study of 32 established T2D loci. Our findings provide evidence of a novel candidate T2D locus and advance understanding of the genetics of T2D in non-European ancestry populations.

scholarly journals A Common Functional Regulatory Variant at a Type 2 Diabetes Locus Upregulates ARAP1 Expression in the Pancreatic Beta Cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Kulzer ◽  
Michael L. Stitzel ◽  
Mario A. Morken ◽  
Jeroen R. Huyghe ◽  
Christian Fuchsberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cell ◽  
Regulatory Variant

scholarly journals A role for pancreatic beta-cell secretory hyperresponsiveness in catch-up growth hyperinsulinemia: Relevance to thrifty catch-up fat phenotype and risks for type 2 diabetes

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Casimir ◽  
Paula B de Andrade ◽  
Asllan Gjinovci ◽  
Jean-Pierre Montani ◽  
Pierre Maechler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cell ◽  
Catch Up

scholarly journals Genome-wide Association Study of Pancreatic Fat: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Streicher ◽  
Unhee Lim ◽  
S. Lani Park ◽  
Yuqing Li ◽  
Xin Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Association Study ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
European Ancestry ◽  
American Population ◽  
Pancreatic Fat ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Multiethnic Cohort

Several studies have found associations between higher pancreatic fat content and adverse health outcomes, such as diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, but investigations into the genetic contributions to pancreatic fat are limited.  This genome-wide association study, comprised of 804 participants with MRI-assessed pancreatic fat measurements, was conducted in the ethnically diverse Multiethnic Cohort-Adiposity Phenotype Study (MEC-APS).  Two genetic variants reaching genome-wide significance, rs73449607 on chromosome 13q21.2 (Beta = -0.67, P = 4.50x10 -8 ) and rs7996760 on chromosome 6q14 (Beta = -0.90, P = 4.91x10 -8 ) were associated with percent pancreatic fat on the log scale.  Rs73449607 was most common in the African American population (13%) and rs79967607 was most common in the European American population (6%).  Rs73449607 was also suggestively associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes (OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.89-1.00, P = 0.047) in the Population Architecture Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study and the DIAbetes Genetics Replication and Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM), which included substantial numbers of non-European ancestry participants (53,102 cases and 193,679 controls).  Rs73449607 is located in an intergenic region between GSX1 and PLUT , and rs79967607 is in intron 1 of EPM2A .  PLUT, a linkRNA, regulates transcription of an adjacent gene, PDX1 , that controls beta-cell function in the mature pancreas, and EPM2A encodes the protein laforin, which plays a critical role in regulating glycogen production.  If validated, these variants may suggest a genetic component for pancreatic fat and a common etiologic link between pancreatic fat and type 2 diabetes.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SURVIVIN AND RAF-1 KINASE AGAINST ENHANCEMENT OF PANCREATIC BETA-CELL APOPTOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 344
Author(s):  
Eva Decroli ◽  
Asman Manaf ◽  
Syafril Syahbuddin ◽  
Sarwono Waspadji ◽  
Dwisari Dillasamola
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cell ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Beta Cell Apoptosis

Objective: This study aimed to reveal differences in levels of survivin and Raf-1 kinase in prediabetes, controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), uncontrolled T2DM, and their relationship with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and serum triglyceride levels.Methods: This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The study involved 60 people with T2DM who visited the endocrine and metabolic clinic and 30 prediabetes patients. The variables were survivin levels and Raf-1 kinase enzymes that examined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques. HbA1c values are measured by high-performance liquid chromatography and triglyceride levels measured by enzymatic method.Results: Average levels of Raf-1 kinase were significantly higher in the prediabetes group, controlled T2DM, and uncontrolled T2DM (11.6±1.4 pg mL, 9.9±1.1 pg/mL, and 9.1±1.5 pg/mL). Survivin was significantly higher in the prediabetes group, controlled T2DM, and uncontrolled T2DM (5.4±0.4 pg mL, 5.0±0.2 pg/mL, and 4.7±0.1 pg/mL). There was no correlation between HbA1c with Raf-1 kinase levels (R=−0.215, p=0.250), but there was a correlation between HbA1c with serum survivin levels (R=−0.6, *p<0.05). There was a correlation between the levels of triglycerides with survivin but not with Raf-1 kinase (R=−0.267, *p=0.039).Conclusion: Survivin and Raf-1 kinase levels are lower in uncontrolled T2DM. This explained the role of survivin and Raf-1 kinase against enhancement of pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis in patients with T2DM.

scholarly journals Autophagy and the pancreatic beta-cell in human type 2 diabetes

Autophagy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1055-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piero Marchetti ◽  
Matilde Masini
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cell ◽  
Human Type
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