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Pax6 directly down-regulates Pcsk1n expression thereby regulating PC1/3 dependent proinsulin processing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Liu Ting, Zhao Yanxia, Tang Na, Feng Ruopeng, Yang Xiaolong, Lu Nicole, Wen Jinhua, Li Lingsong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heterozygous paired box6 (Pax6) mutations lead to abnormal glucose metabolism in mice older than 6 months as well as in human beings. Our previous study found that Pax6 deficiency caused down-expression of prohormone convertase 1/3 (Pcsk1), resulting in defective proinsulin processing...
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