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ResearchIn-Press PreviewCell biologyEndocrinology Open Access | 10.1172/JCI177980

BAF60a-dependent chromatin remodeling preserves β-cell function and contributes to the therapeutic benefits of GLP-1R agonists

Xinyuan Qiu,1 Ruo-Ran Wang,1 Qing-Qian Wu,1 Hongxing Fu,2 Shuaishuai Zhu,1 Wei Chen,3 Wen Wang,4 Haide Chen,5 Xiuyu Ji,1 Wenjing Zhang,1 Dandan Yan,6 Jing Yan,6 Li Jin,6 Rong Zhang,6 Mengjie Shi,1 Ping Luo,1 Yingqing Yang,7 Qintao Wang,1 Ziyin Zhang,1 Wei Ding,8 Xiaowen Pan,1 Chengbin Li,9 Bin Liang,9 Guoji Guo,5 Hai-long Piao,4 Min Zheng,10 Yan Sheng,2 Lingyun Zhu,7 Cheng Hu,11 and Zhuo-Xian Meng1

1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

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3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

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5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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1Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology and Department of Cardiology of, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

2Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Second Affiliated, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

3Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, China

4CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

5Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

6Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

7College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

8Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

9Center for Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

10The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

11Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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J Clin Invest. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI177980.
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Impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) is a hallmark of β-cell dysfunction in diabetes. Epigenetic mechanisms govern cellular glucose sensing and GSIS by β-cells, but they remain incompletely defined. Here, we found that BAF60a functions as a chromatin regulator that sustains biphasic GSIS and preserves β-cell function under metabolic stress conditions. BAF60a was downregulated in β-cells from obese and diabetic mice, monkeys, and humans. β-cell-specific inactivation of BAF60a in adult mice impaired GSIS, leading to hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance. Conversely, restoring BAF60a expression improved β-cell function and systemic glucose homeostasis. Mechanistically, BAF60a physically interacted with Nkx6.1 to selectively modulate chromatin accessibility and transcriptional activity of target genes critical for GSIS coupling in islet β-cells. A BAF60a V278M mutation associated with decreased β-cell GSIS function was identified in human subjects. Mice carrying this mutation, which disrupted the interaction between BAF60a and Nkx6.1, displayed β-cell dysfunction and impaired glucose homeostasis. In addition, GLP-1R and GIPR expression was significantly reduced in BAF60a-deficient islets, attenuating the insulinotropic effect of GLP-1R agonists. Together, these findings support a role for BAF60a as a component of the epigenetic machinery that shapes the chromatin landscape in β-cells critical for glucose sensing and insulin secretion.

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