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Human Krüppel-like factor 11 inhibits human proinsulin promoter activity in pancreatic beta cells.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2007
Niu X, Perakakis N, Laubner K, Limbert C, Stahl T, Brendel M D, Bretzel R G, Seufert J, Päth G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The Krüppel-like factor 11 (KLF11; TIEG2), a pancreas-enriched Sp1-like transcription factor, is a known negative regulator of pancreatic exocrine cell growth. A recent study indicated KLF11-induced activation of the human proinsulin promoter (hInsP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the functional role of KLF11 in pancreatic beta cells. RESULTS: Endogenous KLF11 mRNA expression was found...
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