title: Distinct populations of quiescent and proliferative pancreatic beta-cells identified by HOTcre mediated labeling.
abstract: Pancreatic beta-cells are critical regulators of glucose homeostasis, and they vary dramatically in their glucose stimulated metabolic response and levels of insulin secretion. It is unclear whether these parameters are influenced by the developmental origin of individual beta-cells. Using HOTcre, a Cre-based genetic switch that uses heat-induction to precisely control the temporal expression of transgenes, we labeled two populations of beta-cells within the developing zebrafish pancreas. These populations originate in distinct pancreatic buds and exhibit gene expression profiles suggesting distinct functions during development. We find that the dorsal bud derived beta-cells are quiescent and exhibit a marked decrease in insulin expression postembryonically. In contrast, ventral bud derived beta-cells proliferate actively, and maintain high levels of insulin expression compared with dorsal bud derived beta-cells. Therapeutic strategies to regulate beta-cell proliferation and function are required to cure pathological states that result from excessive beta-cell proliferation (e.g., insulinoma) or insufficient beta-cell mass (e.g., diabetes mellitus). Our data reveal the existence of distinct populations of beta-cells in vivo and should help develop better strategies to regulate beta-cell differentiation and proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Programs in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Human Genetics, Institute for Regeneration Medicine, Liver Center and Diabetes Center, University of California, 1550 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hesselson
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Marine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beinat
authors.forename: Didier Y R
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Stainier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019426:Integrases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007399:Interphase; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; C045073:Cre recombinase; D019426:Integrases
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