MafA is required for postnatal proliferation of pancreatic β-cells.

The postnatal proliferation and maturation of insulin-secreting pancreatic β-cells are critical for glucose metabolism and disease development in adults. Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying these events will be beneficial to direct the differentiation of stem cells into functional β-c...

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Main Authors: Koki Eto, Wataru Nishimura, Hisashi Oishi, Haruhide Udagawa, Miho Kawaguchi, Masaki Hiramoto, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Satoru Takahashi, Kazuki Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4134197?pdf=render