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Tissue-specific transcription factor HNF4alpha inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in the pancreatic INS-1 beta-cell line.
Biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2007
Erdmann Silke, Senkel Sabine, Arndt Tanja, Lucas Belén, Lausen Jörn, Klein-Hitpass Ludger, Ryffel Gerhart U, Thomas Heike
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) is a tissue-specific transcription factor expressed in many cell types, including pancreatic beta-cells. Mutations in the HNF4alpha gene in humans give rise to maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY1) characterized by defective insulin secretion by...
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