Functional implications of long non-coding RNAs in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Esguerra, Jonathan L S ^a   Eliasson, Lena ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beta cells; Glucagon; Insulin; Long non coding RNA; Pancreatic islets; Primate specific; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS ISLET; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 84906226995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00209     Document Type: Review

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