Article
Differentiation phenotypes of pancreatic islet beta- and alpha-cells are closely related with homeotic genes and a group of differentially expressed genes.
Gene - 28 Apr 2004
Mizusawa Noriko, Hasegawa Tomoko, Ohigashi Izumi, Tanaka-Kosugi Chisato, Harada Nagakatsu, Itakura Mitsuo, Yoshimoto Katsuhiko
Abstract excerpt
To identify the genes that determine differentiation phenotypes, we compared gene expression of pancreatic islet beta- and alpha-cells, which are derived from the common precursor and secrete insulin and glucagon, respectively. The expression levels of homeotic genes including Hox genes known to determine region specificity in the antero-posterior (AP) body axis, tissue-specific homeobox genes, and other 8,734...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
