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Exendin-4 uses Irs2 signaling to mediate pancreatic beta cell growth and function.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 Jan 2006
Park Sunmin, Dong Xiaocheng, Fisher Tracy L, Dunn Sarah, Omer A Kadir, Weir Gordon, White Morris F
Abstract excerpt
The insulin receptor substrate 2 (Irs2) branch of the insulin/insulin-like growth factor-signaling cascade prevents diabetes in mice because it promotes beta cell replication, function, and survival, especially during metabolic stress. Because exendin-4 (Ex4), a long acting glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, has similar effects upon beta cells in rodents and humans, we investigated whether Irs2 signaling...
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