Affiliation:
1. From the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Abstract
E23K, a common single nucleotide polymorphism in KIR6.2, the pore-forming subunit of pancreatic β-cell ATP-sensitive K+ channels, significantly enhanced open probability of these channels, thus reducing their sensitivity toward inhibitory ATP4− and increasing the threshold concentration for insulin release. Previous association studies and high allelic frequency suggest this effect to critically inhibit secretion and play a major role in pathogenesis of common type 2 diabetes. Based on evidence for functional relevance of E23K in both the heterozygous (E/K; with E in position 23 of KIR6.2 in one allele and K in the other) and homozygous (K/K; with K in position 23 of KIR6.2 in both alleles) genotype, we propose a model in which enhanced susceptibility to type 2 diabetes is associated with evolutionary advantage of the E/K state.
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Subject
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine
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