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Dominant negative mutant forms of the cAMP response element binding protein induce apoptosis and decrease the anti-apoptotic action of growth factors in human islets.
Diabetologia - 1 Aug 2007
Sarkar S A, Gunter J, Bouchard R, Reusch J E-B, Wiseman A, Gill R G, Hutton J C, Pugazhenthi S
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Transplantation of islets is a viable option for the treatment of diabetes. A significant proportion of islets is lost during isolation, storage and after transplantation as a result of apoptosis. cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) is an important cell survival factor. The aim of the present study was to determine whether preservation of CREB function is needed for survival of human...
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