Defective glycolysis and calcium signaling underlie impaired insulin secretion in a transgenic mouse.

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Pancreatic beta cells from mice that overexpress the Ca(2+)-binding protein calmodulin have a unique secretory defect that leads to chronic hyperglycemia. To further understand the molecular basis underlying this defect, we have studied signaling pathways in these beta cells. Measurements of cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) using fura-2 or indo-1 revealed a markedly reduced response when glucose was...

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