A promising drug target for regenerating functional β-cell mass in diabetes!
@WorthamLab, @msanderlab & team @UCSanDiego discover the deacetylase SIRT2 restrains proliferation of pancreatic β-cells in a glucose-dependent manner: jci.org/articles/view/187020
The image shows labeling of SIRT2 (red), insulin (green), and nuclei staining (blue) in mouse pancreatic islet sections.
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iPSC islet cell models
High throughput screens in iPSC models
Organ-on-a-chip
Genomics and computation
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Join us for a talk by Maike Sander on "Understanding and Treating Diabetes with Islet Stem Cell Models" April 29, 2024 16:00, BioQuant, SR41
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On March 1, our Scientific Director Maike Sander (@msanderlab) will take up her appointment as professor for "Pancreatic Organoid Research and Disease Modeling" at @ChariteBerlin. Dean Joachim Spranger presented her with the certificate. Congratulations!
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ALT Maike Sander and Joachim Spranger with the certificate
ALT Maike Sander and Joachim Spranger with the certificate
Congratulations to @WorthamLab and the many other contributors. The study identifies Sirtuin-2 as a glucose-dependent regulator of beta cell proliferation.
I’m excited to share our discovery of a novel regulator of adaptive beta cell proliferation–the protein deacetylase SIRT2–from work in @msanderlab together with many key contributors including Bastian Ramms, Chun Zeng, Jackie Benthuysen, and @someshtweetbiorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Thrilled to announce that registration and abstract submission for European Islet Study Group meeting in Helsinki, Finland, 18-20 June 2024 is NOW OPEN! helsinki.fi/en/conferences/e…
🚨Early-bird registration is March 15th, limited seats available🚨
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Very much look forward to my upcoming visit to @CRGenomica - to learn about the outstanding science and to visit our @EULIFE_news partner institution. Of course, also to experience beautiful Barcelona.
We identified two distinct beta cell subtypes that exhibit an abundance shift in T2D. T2D risk variants are enriched in subtype-defining accessible chromatin. Both subtypes exhibit functional impairment in T2D, likely induced by the T2D-associated metabolic environment.
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1. iPSC-islet organoids
2. Metabolomics
3. Single-cell biology and screens
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It was a pleasant surprise to see the commentary on our recent JCI paper by @powersac_TN and Kristie Aamodt who provide an apt metaphor for the regulatory layers of beta cell function jci.org/articles/view/169718. Thanks for highlighting! Original article here: jci.org/articles/view/165208
We are thrilled to share our single-cell genomics analysis of stem cell islet differentiation in Dev Cell:
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Congratulations to Han and Gaowei, who led this study, and thank you to collaborators @LabSpagnoli@kjgaulton@powersac_TN 1/2
We identified a pre-β-cell population in the fetal pancreas that produces serotonin under the control of the transcription factor CDX2. This transient pre-β-cell population resembles enterochromaffin cells in stem cell islets, suggesting these are not pancreas-aberrant. 2/2
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1. iPSC-islet organoids
2. Metabolomics
3. Single-cell biology and screens
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We’re thrilled that our work on epigenomic regulation of adaptive insulin secretion is out @jclinicalinvest! A massive effort led by @WorthamLab, who will continue this research as faculty at UCSD. Thanks to @kjgaulton, @HuisingLab, Christian Metallo. 1/3
jci.org/articles/view/165208
We found that feeding increases H3K27 acetylation in pancreatic islets, and that the chromatin modifying enzyme Lsd1 mediates deacetylation of these sites between meals. Experimental manipulations that prevent resetting of feeding-induced changes cause insulin hypersecretion. 2/3
Sites of LSD1 recruitment in human islets are enriched for T2D-associated variants, revealing a potential mechanism whereby genetic background influences adaptive insulin secretion. Stay tuned to @WorthamLab who will continue this exciting research. Much more to come! 3/3