Multi-site Neurogenin3 Phosphorylation Controls Pancreatic Endocrine Differentiation.
Dev Cell
; 41(3): 274-286.e5, 2017 05 08.
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ABSTRACT
The proneural transcription factor Neurogenin3 (Ngn3) plays a critical role in pancreatic endocrine cell differentiation, although regulation of Ngn3 protein is largely unexplored. Here we demonstrate that Ngn3 protein undergoes cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)-mediated phosphorylation on multiple serine-proline sites. Replacing wild-type protein with a phosphomutant form of Ngn3 increases α cell generation, the earliest endocrine cell type to be formed in the developing pancreas. Moreover, un(der)phosphorylated Ngn3 maintains insulin expression in adult ß cells in the presence of elevated c-Myc and enhances endocrine specification during ductal reprogramming. Mechanistically, preventing multi-site phosphorylation enhances both Ngn3 stability and DNA binding, promoting the increased expression of target genes that drive differentiation. Therefore, multi-site phosphorylation of Ngn3 controls its ability to promote pancreatic endocrine differentiation and to maintain ß cell function in the presence of pro-proliferation cues and could be manipulated to promote and maintain endocrine differentiation in vitro and in vivo.
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Diferenciación Celular
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Islotes Pancreáticos
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Células Secretoras de Insulina
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Factores de Transcripción con Motivo Hélice-Asa-Hélice Básico
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Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso
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Dev Cell
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EMBRIOLOGIA
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2017
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