Abstract The role of ER Ca 2+ release via ryanodine receptors (RyR) in pancreatic β-cell function is not well defined. Deletion of RyR2 from the rat insulinoma INS-1 (RyR2 KO ) enhanced the Ca 2+ integral (AUC) stimulated by 7.5 mM glucose, and rendered it sensitive to block by the IP 3 receptor inhibitor xestospongin C, coincident with reduced levels of the protein IP 3 R eceptor B inding protein released with Inositol 1,4,5 T risphosphate (IRBIT; aka AHCYL1). Deletion of IRBIT from INS-1 cells (IRBIT KO ) increased the Ca 2+ AUC in response to 7.5 mM glucose and induced xestospongin sensitivity. Insulin content and basal (2.5 mM glucose) and 7.5 mM glucose-stimulated insulin secretion were reduced in RyR2 KO cells and more modestly reduced in IRBIT KO cells compared to controls. INS2 mRNA levels were reduced in both RyR2 KO and IRBIT KO cells, but INS1 mRNA levels were specifically decreased in RyR2 KO cells. Nuclear localization of S-adenosylhomocysteinase (AHCY) was increased in RyR2 KO and IRBIT KO cells. DNA methylation of the INS1 and INS2 gene promotor regions was very low, and not different among RyR2 KO , IRBIT KO , and controls. In contrast, exon 2 of the INS1 and INS2 genes was more extensively methylated in RyR2 KO and IRBIT KO cells than in controls. Proteomics analysis using LC-MS/MS revealed that deletion of RyR2 or IRBIT resulted in differential regulation of 314 and 137 proteins, respectively, with 41 in common. These results suggest that RyR2 regulates IRBIT levels and activity in INS-1 cells, and together maintain insulin content and secretion, and regulate the proteome, perhaps via DNA methylation. One sentence Summary Deletion of RyR2 from INS-1 cells had the unanticipated effect of reducing IRBIT proteins levels, and both RyR2 and IRBIT contribute to maintenance of glucose- stimulated insulin secretion.