Combined expression of transcription factors induces AR42J-B13 cells to differentiate into insulin-producing cells

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 691-698

  Ogihara, Takeshi ^a   Fujitani, Yoshio ^a   Uchida, Toyoyoshi ^a   Kanno, Rei ^a   Jong, Bock Choi ^a   Hirose, Takahisa ^a   Kawamori, Ryuzo ^a   Watada, Hirotaka ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

AR42J; MafA; Neurogenin3; Nkx6.1; Pdx 1; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN 2; NEUROGENIN 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX 2.2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX 6.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; STEM CELL;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EYE PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; RATS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 51449101903     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K07E-169     Document Type: Article

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