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Deletion of CDKAL1 affects mitochondrial ATP generation and first-phase insulin exocytosis.
PloS one - 9 Dec 2010
Ohara-Imaizumi Mica, Yoshida Masashi, Aoyagi Kyota, Saito Taro, Okamura Tadashi, Takenaka Hitoshi, Akimoto Yoshihiro, Nakamichi Yoko, Takanashi-Yanobu Rieko, Nishiwaki Chiyono, Kawakami Hayato, Kato Norihiro, Hisanaga Shin-ichi, Kakei Masafumi, Nagamatsu Shinya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A variant of the CDKAL1 gene was reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes and reduced insulin release in humans; however, the role of CDKAL1 in β cells is largely unknown. Therefore, to determine the role of CDKAL1 in insulin release from β cells, we studied insulin release prof...
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