Tissue-specific deletion of Foxa2 in pancreatic β cells results in hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Genes & Development
- Vol. 15 (13) , 1706-1715
- https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.901601
Abstract
We have used conditional gene ablation to uncover a dramatic and unpredicted role for the winged-helix transcription factor Foxa2 (formerly HNF-3β) in pancreatic β-cell differentiation and metabolism. Mice that lack Foxa2 specifically in β cells (Foxa2loxP/loxP; Ins.Cre mice) are severely hypoglycemic and show dysregulated insulin secretion in response to both glucose and amino acids. This inappropriate hypersecretion of insulin in the face of profound hypoglycemia mimics pathophysiological and molecular aspects of familial hyperinsulinism. We have identified the two subunits of the β-cell ATP-sensitive K+ channel (KATP), the most frequently mutated genes linked to familial hyperinsulinism, as novel Foxa2 targets in islets. TheFoxa2loxP/loxP; Ins.Cre mice will serve as a unique model to investigate the regulation of insulin secretion by the β cell and suggest the human FOXA2 as a candidate gene for familial hyperinsulinism.Keywords
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