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Essential requirement for Pax6 in control of enteroendocrine proglucagon gene transcription.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 1999
Hill M E, Asa S L, Drucker D J
Abstract excerpt
The primary function of islet A cells is the synthesis and secretion of glucagon, an essential hormonal regulator of glucose homeostasis. The proglucagon gene is also expressed in enteroendocrine L cells of the intestinal epithelium, which produce glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2), regulators of insulin secretion and intestinal growth, respectively. We show here that Pax6, a...
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