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Role of cilia in normal pancreas function and in diseased states
Authors:Philip diIorio  Ann R Rittenhouse  Rita Bortell  Agata Jurczyk
Institution:1. Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts;2. Program in Neuroscience, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Abstract:Primary cilia play an essential role in modulating signaling cascades that shape cellular responses to environmental cues to maintain proper tissue development. Mutations in primary cilium proteins have been linked to several rare developmental disorders, collectively known as ciliopathies. Together with other disorders associated with dysfunctional cilia/centrosomes, affected individuals have increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome, neurologic disorders, and diabetes. In pancreatic tissues, cilia are found exclusively in islet and ductal cells where they play an essential role in pancreatic tissue organization. Their absence or disorganization leads to pancreatic duct abnormalities, acinar cell loss, polarity defects, and dysregulated insulin secretion. Cilia in pancreatic tissues are hubs for cellular signaling. Many signaling components, such as Hh, Notch, and Wnt, localize to pancreatic primary cilia and are necessary for proper development of pancreatic epithelium and β‐cell morphogenesis. Receptors for neuroendocrine hormones, such as Somatostatin Receptor 3, also localize to the cilium and may play a more direct role in controlling insulin secretion due to somatostatin's inhibitory function. Finally, unique calcium signaling, which is at the heart of β‐cell function, also occurs in primary cilia. Whereas voltage‐gated calcium channels trigger insulin secretion and serve a variety of homeostatic functions in β‐cells, transient receptor potential channels regulate calcium levels within the cilium that may serve as a feedback mechanism, regulating insulin secretion. This review article summarizes our current understanding of the role of primary cilia in normal pancreas function and in the diseased state. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 102:126–138, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords:cilia  beta‐cells  diabetes  neurologic disorders  pancreas
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