Comprehensive description of the N-glycoproteome of mouse pancreatic β-cells and human islets

J Proteome Res. 2012 Mar 2;11(3):1598-608. doi: 10.1021/pr2007895. Epub 2012 Jan 27.

Abstract

Cell surface N-glycoproteins provide a key interface of cells to their environment and therapeutic entry points for drug and biomarker discovery. Their comprehensive description denotes therefore a formidable challenge. The β-cells of the pancreas play a crucial role in blood glucose homeostasis, and disruption of their function contributes to diabetes. By combining cell surface and whole cell capturing technologies with high-throughput quantitative proteomic analysis, we report on the identification of a total of 956 unique N-glycoproteins from mouse MIN6 β-cells and human islets. Three-hundred-forty-nine of these proteins encompass potential surface N-glycoproteins and include orphan G-protein-coupled receptors, novel proteases, receptor protein kinases, and phosphatases. Interestingly, stimulation of MIN6 β-cells with glucose and the hormone GLP1, known stimulators of insulin secretion, causes significant changes in surface N-glycoproteome expression. Taken together, this β-cell N-glycoproteome resource provides a comprehensive view on the composition of β-cell surface proteins and expands the scope of signaling systems potentially involved in mediating responses of β-cells to various forms of (patho)physiologic stress and the extent of dynamic remodeling of surface N-glycoprotein expression associated with metabolic and hormonal stimulation. Moreover, it provides a foundation for the development of diabetes medicines that target or are derived from the β-cell surface N-glycoproteome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / physiology*
  • Glucose / physiology
  • Humans
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / enzymology
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism*
  • Islets of Langerhans / enzymology
  • Islets of Langerhans / metabolism*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / genetics
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / metabolism
  • Proteome / genetics
  • Proteome / metabolism*
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Proteome
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Glucose