| Literature DB >> 22371083 |
Barak Blum1, Siniša Hrvatin, Christian Schuetz, Claire Bonal, Alireza Rezania, Douglas A Melton.
Abstract
Insulin-expressing cells that have been differentiated from human pluripotent stem cells in vitro lack the glucose responsiveness characteristic of mature beta cells. Beta-cell maturation in mice was studied to find genetic markers that enable screens for factors that induce bona fide beta cells in vitro. We find that functional beta-cell maturation is marked by an increase in the glucose threshold for insulin secretion and by expression of the gene urocortin 3.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22371083 PMCID: PMC4617627 DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2141
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Biotechnol ISSN: 1087-0156 Impact factor: 54.908