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The transcription factors Stat5a/b are not required for islet development but modulate pancreatic beta-cell physiology upon aging.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Sept 2007
Lee Ji-Yeon, Gavrilova Oksana, Davani Behrous, Na Risu, Robinson Gertraud W, Hennighausen Lothar
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In insulinoma cell lines proliferation and insulin gene transcription are stimulated by growth hormone and prolactin, which convey their signals through the transcription factors Stat5a and 5b (referred to as Stat5). However, the contribution of Stat5 to the physiology of beta-cells in vivo could...
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