ENSA (gene)

Endosulfine alpha
Identifiers
Symbols	ENSA ; MGC4319; MGC78563; MGC8394
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 37924
Gene ontology Molecular function Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Biological process Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
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Species	Human	Mouse
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Endosulfine alpha, also known as ENSA, is a human gene.

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to a highly conserved cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein (ARPP) family. This protein was identified as an endogenous ligand for the sulfonylurea receptor, ABCC8/SUR1. ABCC8 is the regulatory subunit of the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel, which is located on the plasma membrane of pancreatic beta cells and plays a key role in the control of insulin release from pancreatic beta cells. This protein is thought to be an endogenous regulator of KATP channels. In vitro studies have demonstrated that this protein modulates insulin secretion through the interaction with KATP channel, and this gene has been proposed as a candidate gene for type 2 diabetes. At least eight alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed.

Further reading

• Bonaldo MF, Lennon G, Soares MB (1997). "Normalization and subtraction: two approaches to facilitate gene discovery". Genome Res. 6 (9): 791–806. PMID 8889548.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Heron L, Virsolvy A, Peyrollier K; et al. (1998). "Human alpha-endosulfine, a possible regulator of sulfonylurea-sensitive KATP channel: molecular cloning, expression and biological properties". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 (14): 8387–91. PMID 9653196.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Héron L, Virsolvy A, Apiou F; et al. (1999). "Isolation, characterization, and chromosomal localization of the human ENSA gene that encodes alpha-endosulfine, a regulator of beta-cell K(ATP) channels". Diabetes. 48 (9): 1873–6. PMID 10480622.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Zhang QH, Ye M, Wu XY; et al. (2001). "Cloning and functional analysis of cDNAs with open reading frames for 300 previously undefined genes expressed in CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells". Genome Res. 10 (10): 1546–60. PMID 11042152.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kim SH, Lubec G (2002). "Decreased alpha-endosulfine, an endogenous regulator of ATP-sensitive potassium channels, in brains from adult Down syndrome patients". J. Neural Transm. Suppl. (61): 1–9. PMID 11771735.
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Bataille D (2003). "Endosulfines: Novel regulators of insulin secretion". Drug News Perspect. 13 (8): 453–62. PMID 12937617.
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T; et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Wang H, Craig RL, Schay J; et al. (2004). "Alpha-endosulfine, a positional and functional candidate gene for type 2 diabetes: molecular screening, association studies, and role in reduced insulin secretion". Mol. Genet. Metab. 81 (1): 9–15. PMID 14728986.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Thameem F, Farook VS, Yang X; et al. (2004). "The transcribed endosulfine alpha gene is located within a type 2 diabetes-linked region on 1q: sequence and expression analysis in Pima Indians". Mol. Genet. Metab. 81 (1): 16–21. PMID 14728987.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Gabrielsson BG, Karlsson AC, Lönn M; et al. (2004). "Molecular characterization of a local sulfonylurea system in human adipose tissue". Mol. Cell. Biochem. 258 (1–2): 65–71. PMID 15030171.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA; et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMID 15489334.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Olsen JV, Blagoev B, Gnad F; et al. (2006). "Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks". Cell. 127 (3): 635–48. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026. PMID 17081983.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ewing RM, Chu P, Elisma F; et al. (2007). "Large-scale mapping of human protein-protein interactions by mass spectrometry". Mol. Syst. Biol. 3: 89. doi:10.1038/msb4100134. PMID 17353931.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)