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Inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by KCNJ15, a newly identified susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Jul 2012
Okamoto Koji, Iwasaki Naoko, Doi Kent, Noiri Eisei, Iwamoto Yasuhiko, Uchigata Yasuko, Fujita Toshiro, Tokunaga Katsushi
Abstract excerpt
Potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 15 (KCNJ15) is a type 2 diabetes-associated risk gene, and Kcnj15 overexpression suppresses insulin secretion in rat insulinoma (INS1) cells. The aim of the current study was to characterize the role of Kcnj15 by knockdown of this gene in vitro and in vivo. Human islet cells were used to determine the expression of KCNJ15. Expression of KCNJ15 mRNA in...
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