Inactivation of the winged helix transcription factor HNF3α affects glucose homeostasis and islet glucagon gene expression in vivo

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 495-504

  Kaestner, Klaus H ^a,b   Katz, Jonathan ^a   Liu, Yuanfang ^c   Drucker, Daniel J ^c   Schütz, Günther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Endoderm development; Hepatocyte nuclear factor; Metabolic regulation

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GLUCAGON RELEASE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0033557490     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.4.495     Document Type: Article

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