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Jean B. Regard, Hiroshi Kataoka, David A. Cano, Eric Camerer, Liya Yin, Yao-Wu Zheng, Thomas S. Scanlan, Matthias Hebrok, Shaun R. Coughlin
Published in Volume 117, Issue 12
J Clin Invest. 2007; 117(12):4034–4043 doi:10.1172/JCI32994
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Figure 4
GPCR expression in isolated mouse pancreatic islets.

(A) RNA from freshly isolated mouse pancreatic islets was reversed transcribed and subjected to qRT-PCR analysis for each of 373 nonodorant GPCRs annotated in the mouse genome. Abundance of each GPCR mRNA relative to 3 internal controls (β-actin, cyclophilin, GAPDH) in islets [Abundance (ΔCt)] and abundance of each GPCR in islets relative to abundance in a mixed tissue pool [Enrichment (2ΔΔCt)] are shown. Open squares indicate receptors known to be physiologically important regulators of insulin secretion. (B) Identity of the 28 receptors most highly expressed and enriched in islets as demarcated by the dashed line in A (see also Table 1). Open squares indicate GPCRs known to be important regulators of insulin secretion; filled triangles indicate GPCRs with ligands that have been implicated in regulating insulin secretion without identification of the precise receptor or the physiologic importance; filled squares indicate orphan receptors; open circles indicate GPCRs with known ligands not previously implicated in the regulation of islet function. These data represent the average of 5 independent experiments.