Swelling of secretory vesicles is critical for the regulated expulsion of intravesicular contents from cells during secretion. At the secretory vesicle membrane of the exocrine pancreas and neurons, GTP-binding G proteins, vH + -ATPase, potassium channels and AQP water channels, are among the players implicated in vesicle volume regulation. Here we report in insulin secreting MIN6 cells, the requirement of vH + -ATPase-mediated intracellular acidification on glucosestimulated insulin release. MIN6 cells exposed to the vH + -ATPase inhibitor Bafilomycin A show decreased acidification of the cytosolic compartment that include insulin-carrying granules. Additionally, a loss of insulin granule association with the cell plasma membrane is demonstrated following Bafilomycin A treatment and results in a decrease in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and accumulation of intracellular insulin. These results suggest that vH + -ATPase-mediated intracellular acidification is required both at the level of secretory vesicles and the cell plasma membrane for cell secretion.