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p27 Regulates the transition of beta-cells from quiescence to proliferation.
Diabetes - 1 Nov 2006
Georgia Senta, Bhushan Anil
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes results from an inadequate mass of functional beta-cells. Such inadequacy could result from loss of beta-cells due to an immune assault or the inability to compensate for insulin resistance. Thus, mechanisms that regulate the number of beta-cells will be key to understanding both the pathogenesis of diabetes and for developing therapies. In this study, we show that cell cycle regulator p27 plays a...
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