Anders Tengholm

Physiology of pancreatic islet hormone secretion

The research in our group aims at clarifying the mechanisms that regulate the release of insulin, glucagon, somatostatin as well as other peptides and secretory factors from the islets of Langerhans. Insulin promotes uptake and storage of glucose and other sources of energy in liver, muscle and fat cells following meal ingestion, while the main function of glucagon is to mobilize glucose to prevent potentially life-threatening hypoglycaemia during fasting. Insufficient secretion of insulin and dysregulated secretion of glucagon are hallmarks of diabetes but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Elucidation of the molecular and cellular physiology of islet hormone secretion and the malfunctions causing diabetes may provide new strategies for treatment and prevention of the disease.

By combining biochemical and molecular biology techniques with fluorescent cell signalling biosensors and live-cell imaging methods, we study the spatio-temporal dynamics of signalling processes that regulate secretion in single cells and intact mouse and human pancreatic islets. We are particularly interested in how the islet cells sense environmental stimuli and translate them into altered rates of hormone release and how the intra- and intercellular signalling is organized to generate an appropriate time-course of hormone secretion.

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Publications

Insulin release from isolated cat islets of Langerhans

Strage, Emma M.; Ley, Cecilia; Westermark, Gunilla T.; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 2024
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OSBP-mediated PI(4)P-cholesterol exchange at endoplasmic reticulum-secretory granule contact sites controls insulin secretion

Panagiotou, Styliani; Tan, Kia Wee; Nguyen, Phuoc My; Mueller, Andreas et al.

Part of Cell Reports, 2024
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Indicator-dependent differences in detection of local intracellular Ca2+release events evoked by voltage-gated Ca2+entry in pancreatic & beta;-cells

Yang, Mingyu; Dyachok, Oleg; Xu, Yunjian; Gylfe, Erik et al.

Part of Cellular Signalling, 2023
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Functional, metabolic and transcriptional maturation of human pancreatic islets derived from stem cells.

Balboa, Diego; Barsby, Tom; Lithovius, Väinö; Saarimäki-Vire, Jonna et al.

Part of Nature Biotechnology, p. 1042-1055, 2022
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Glucose-induced cAMP elevation in β-cells involves amplification of constitutive and glucagon-activated GLP-1 receptor signalling

Shuai, Hongyan; Xu, Yunjian; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Acta Physiologica, 2021
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Mitochondrial clearance of calcium facilitated by MICU2 controls insulin secretion

Vishnu, N.; Hamilton, A.; Bagge, A.; Wernersson, A. et al.

Part of Molecular Metabolism, 2021
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In pancreatic islets from type 2 diabetes patients, the dampened circadian oscillators lead to reduced insulin and glucagon exocytosis

Petrenko, Volodymyr; Gandasi, Nikhil; Sage, Daniel; Tengholm, Anders et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 2484-2495, 2020
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γ-Hydroxybutyrate does not mediate glucose inhibition of glucagon secretion

Yu, Qian; Lai, Bao Khanh; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Helander, Anders et al.

Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020
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Metabolic regulation of calcium signaling in beta cells

Idevall Hagren, Olof; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, p. 20-30, 2020
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Paracrine control of α-cell glucagon exocytosis is compromised in human type-2 diabetes.

Omar-Hmeadi, Muhmmad; Lund, Per-Eric; Gandasi, Nikhil; Tengholm, Anders et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2020
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ZBED6 negatively regulates insulin production, neuronal differentiation, and cell aggregation in MIN6 cells

Wang, Xuan; Jiang, Lin; Wallerman, Ola; Younis, Shady et al.

Part of The FASEB Journal, p. 88-100, 2019
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The Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone Glucose-Regulated Protein 94 is Essential for Proinsulin Handling

Mojtaba Ghiasi, Seyed; Dahlby, Tina; Hede Andersen, Caroline; Haataja, Leena et al.

Part of Diabetes, p. 747-760, 2019
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Fusion pore regulation by cAMP/Epac2 controls cargo release during insulin exocytosis

Gucek, Alenka; Gandasi, Nikhil R; Omar-Hmeadi, Muhmmad; Bakke, Marit et al.

Part of eLIFE, 2019
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Glucose controls glucagon secretion by directly modulating cAMP in alpha cells

Yu, Qian; Shuai, Hongyan; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Gylfe, Erik et al.

Part of Diabetologia, p. 1212-1224, 2019
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Cyclic AMP links glucose stimulation to somatostatin secretion in delta-cells

Tengholm, Anders

Part of The Journal of General Physiology, p. 1062-1065, 2019
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A membrane permeable prodrug of S223 for selective Epac2 activation in living cells

Xu, Yunjian; Schwede, Frank; Wienk, Hans; Tengholm, Anders et al.

Part of Cells, 2019
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Temporal Dynamics of VEGFA-Induced VEGFR2/FAK Co-Localization Depend on SHB

Pietilä, Ilkka; van Mourik, Djenolan; Tamelander, Andreas; Kriz, Vitezslav et al.

Part of Cells, 2019
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A genetically encoded low-affinity Ca2+ sensor unmasks autocrine purinergic signalling in beta cells

Yang, Mingyu; Idevall-Hagren, Olof; Gylfe, Erik; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetologia, 2018
Functional Characterization of Native, High-Affinity GABA_A Receptors in Human Pancreatic β Cells

Korol, Sergiy V; Jin, Zhe; Jin, Yang; Bhandage, Amol K. et al.

Part of EBioMedicine, 2018
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cAMP signalling in insulin and glucagon secretion

Tengholm, Anders; Gylfe, Erik

Part of Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, p. 42-53, 2017
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Recruitment of Epac2A to Insulin Granule Docking Sites Regulates Priming for Exocytosis

Alenkvist, Ida; Gandasi, Nikhil R; Barg, Sebastian; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetes, p. 2610-2622, 2017
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ZBED6 negatively regulates insulin content, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, neuronal differentiation and cell aggregation in MIN6 cells

Wang, Xuan; Jiang, L.; Wallerman, Ola; Yu, Qian et al.

Part of Diabetologia, 2016
Glucose lowers cAMP to inhibit glucagon secretion by a direct effect on alpha cells

Yu, Qian; Shuai, Hongyan; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Gylfe, Erik et al.

Part of Diabetologia, 2016
Autocrine Signaling Underlies Fast Repetitive Plasma Membrane Translocation of Conventional and Novel Protein Kinase C Isoforms in beta Cells

Wuttke, Anne; Yu, Qian; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, p. 14986-14995, 2016
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CART is overexpressed in human type 2 diabetic islets and inhibits glucagon secretion and increases insulin secretion

Abels, Mia; Riva, Matteo; Bennet, Hedvig; Ahlqvist, Emma et al.

Part of Diabetologia, p. 1928-1937, 2016
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Fluorescent protein vectors for pancreatic islet cell identification in live-cell imaging

Shuai, Hongyan; Xu, Yunjian; Yu, Qian; Gylfe, Erik et al.

Part of Pflügers Archiv, p. 1765-1777, 2016
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Increased Melatonin Signaling Is a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes

Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Nagorny, Cecilia L. F.; Singh, Pratibha; Bennet, Hedvig et al.

Part of Cell Metabolism, p. 1067-1077, 2016
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CART is a novel glucose-dependent peptide with antidiabetic actions in humans

Abels, M.; Riva, M.; Poon, W.; Bennet, H. et al.

Part of Diabetologia, 2015
Paradoxical Ca2+ kinetics in islet-located glucagon-releasing alpha cells

Yu, Qian; Li, Jia; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Tengholm, Anders et al.

Part of Diabetologia, 2015
Imaging sub-plasma membrane cAMP dynamics with fluorescent translocation reporters

Tengholm, Anders; Idevall-Hagren, Olof

Part of cAMP Signaling, p. 85-101, Springer-Verlag New York, 2015
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Neuropeptide S inhibits gastrointestinal motility and increases mucosal permeability through nitric oxide

Wan Saudi, Wan Salman; Halim, Mohammed Abdul; Gillberg, Linda; Rudholm-Feldreich, Tobias et al.

Part of American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 2015
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Impaired cAMP generation contributes to defective glucose-stimulated insulin secretion after long-term exposure to palmitate

Tian, Geng; Sol, Eri Maria; Xu, Yunjian; Shuai, Hongyan et al.

Part of Diabetes, p. 904-915, 2015
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Submembrane ATP and Ca2+ kinetics in alpha-cells: unexpected signaling for glucagon secretion

Li, Jia; Yu, Qian; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Gribble, Fiona M. et al.

Part of The FASEB Journal, p. 3379-3388, 2015
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Submembrane ATP and Ca²⁺ kinetics in α‑cells: unexpected signaling for glucagon secretion

Li, Jia; Yu, Qian; Ahooghalandari, Parvin; Gribble, Fiona M et al.

Part of The FASEB Journal, p. 3379-3388, 2015
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Prolonged exposure to palmitate deteriorates glucose-induced cAMP generation and pulsatile insulin secretion

Tian, Geng; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews, p. 9-10, 2015
Paradoxical synchronisation of Ca2+ oscillations between alpha and beta cells within intact pancreatic islets

Yu, Qian; Li, Jia; Tengholm, Anders; Gylfe, Erik

Part of Diabetologia, 2014
Absence of Shb impairs insulin secretion by elevated FAK activity in pancreatic islets

Alenkvist, Ida; Dyachok, Oleg; Tian, Geng; Li, Jia et al.

Part of Journal of Endocrinology, p. 267-275, 2014
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Neurotransmitter control of islet hormone pulsatility

Gylfe, Erik; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, p. 102-110, 2014
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Purinergic P2Y1 receptors take centre stage in autocrine stimulation of human beta cells

Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetologia, p. 2436-2439, 2014
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Prolonged exposure to palmitate deteriorates glucose-induced cAMP generation and pulsatile insulin secretion

Tian, Geng; Sol, E. -RM.; Xu, Yunjian; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetologia, 2013
Autocrine signals mediate plasma membrane translocation of protein kinase C in insulin-secreting cells

Tengholm, Anders; Wuttke, Anne

Part of Diabetologia, 2013
Functional differences between aggregated and dispersed insulin-producing cells

Chowdhury, Azazul Islam; Dyachok, Oleg; Tengholm, Anders; Sandler, Stellan et al.

Part of Diabetologia, p. 1557-1568, 2013
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Oscillations of sub-membrane ATP in glucose-stimulated beta cells depend on negative feedback from Ca2+

Li, Jia; Shuai, Hongyan; Gylfe, Erik; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Diabetologia, p. 1577-1586, 2013
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Aberrant association between vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 and VE-cadherin in response to vascular endothelial growth factor-a in Shb-deficient lung endothelial cells

Zang, Guangxiang; Christoffersson, Gustaf; Tian, Geng; Harun-Or-Rashid, Mohammad et al.

Part of Cellular Signalling, p. 85-92, 2013
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DNA Methylation of Alternative Promoters Directs Tissue Specific Expression of Epac2 Isoforms

Hoivik, Erling A.; Witsoe, Solveig L.; Bergheim, Inger R.; Xu, Yunjian et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2013
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The role of mechanical force and ROS in integrin-dependent signals

Zeller, Kathrin Stephanie; Riaz, Anjum; Sarve, Hamid; Li, Jia et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2013
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Imatinib mesilate-induced phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signalling and improved survival in insulin-producing cells: role of Src homology 2-containing inositol 5'-phosphatase interaction with c-Abl

Mokhtari, Dariush; Al-Amin, Abdullah; Turpaev, Kyrill; Li, Tingting et al.

Part of Diabetologia, p. 1327-1338, 2013
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P2Y₁ receptor-dependent diacylglycerol signaling microdomains in β cells promote insulin secretion

Wuttke, Anne; Idevall-Hagren, Olof; Tengholm, Anders

Part of The FASEB Journal, p. 1610-1620, 2013
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Spatial Control of Epac2 Activity by cAMP and Ca2+-Mediated Activation of Ras in Pancreatic beta Cells

Idevall-Hagren, Olof; Jakobsson, Ida; Xu, Yunjian; Tengholm, Anders

Part of Science Signaling, 2013
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Role of phosphodiesterases in the shaping of sub-plasma-membrane cAMP oscillations and pulsatile insulin secretion

Tian, Geng; Sågetorp, Jenny; Xu, Yunjian; Shuai, Hongyan et al.

Part of Journal of Cell Science, p. 5084-5095, 2012
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