Abstract
Background: Saturated fatty acids disrupt protein trafficking and promote endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in pancreatic β-cells. Results: Chronic palmitate selectively reduces ER sphingomyelin and cholesterol and disrupts ER lipid rafts. Conclusion: Altered ER lipid rafts contribute to defective ER protein export. Significance: This provides novel insights into the mechanisms of β-cell death that underlie type 2 diabetes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 26569-26582 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 288 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Sept 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |