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Functional characterization of naturally occurring transglutaminase 2 mutants implicated in early-onset type 2 diabetes.
Journal of molecular endocrinology - 1 Jun 2012
Salter Neil W, Ande Sudharsana R, Nguyen Hoa K, Nyomba B L Grégoire, Mishra Suresh
Abstract excerpt
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is an enzyme with diverse biological functions. TG2 catalyzes transamidation reactions, has intrinsic kinase activity, and acts as a G-protein in intracellular signaling. TG2 (Tgm2)-null mice are glucose intolerant and have impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (G...
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