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Gene Information

Gene symbol: PAX4

Gene name: paired box 4

HGNC ID: 8618

Synonyms: MODY9

Related Genes

# Gene Symbol Number of hits
1 ABCC8 1 hits
2 AFP 1 hits
3 APLP2 1 hits
4 ARX 1 hits
5 ATM 1 hits
6 BCL2L1 1 hits
7 BTC 1 hits
8 CAPSL 1 hits
9 CDKAL1 1 hits
10 CEACAM21 1 hits
11 CFLAR 1 hits
12 EGFR 1 hits
13 FAS 1 hits
14 FOXA2 1 hits
15 FOXO1 1 hits
16 GATA4 1 hits
17 GCG 1 hits
18 GCK 1 hits
19 GDNF 1 hits
20 HGF 1 hits
21 HNF1A 1 hits
22 HNF1B 1 hits
23 HNF4A 1 hits
24 IAPP 1 hits
25 ID2 1 hits
26 IFNG 1 hits
27 IGF2BP2 1 hits
28 IL13 1 hits
29 IL1B 1 hits
30 INHBE 1 hits
31 INS 1 hits
32 INSM1 1 hits
33 IRF9 1 hits
34 IRS1 1 hits
35 ISL1 1 hits
36 KCNJ11 1 hits
37 KCNQ1 1 hits
38 KLRG1 1 hits
39 KRT8 1 hits
40 LYN 1 hits
41 MAF 1 hits
42 MAFA 1 hits
43 MITF 1 hits
44 MNX1 1 hits
45 NES 1 hits
46 NEUROD1 1 hits
47 NEUROG3 1 hits
48 NKX2-2 1 hits
49 NKX6-1 1 hits
50 NKX6-2 1 hits
51 NR5A2 1 hits
52 PAX6 1 hits
53 PCSK1 1 hits
54 PDX1 1 hits
55 PPY 1 hits
56 PTF1A 1 hits
57 REST 1 hits
58 SLC2A2 1 hits
59 SOX17 1 hits
60 SRR 1 hits
61 SST 1 hits
62 SUMO4 1 hits
63 TCF4 1 hits
64 USF1 1 hits
65 VDR 1 hits
66 WFS1 1 hits
67 ZFP57 1 hits
68 ZIC3 1 hits

Related Sentences

# PMID Sentence
1 9460079 Notably, three MODY genes encode transcription factors implicated in the regulation of insulin gene transcription: hepatocyte nuclear factors 1 alpha and 4 alpha, and islet duodenum homeobox-1 (IDX-1, also known as IPF-1).
2 9460079 Recently, mouse knockouts of the transcription factors Pax4, Pax6, beta 2/neuroD, and Isl-1 result in severe anomalies in the development of the endocrine pancreas.
3 10230653 No evidence of linkage or diabetes-associated mutations in the transcription factors BETA2/NEUROD1 and PAX4 in Type II diabetes in France.
4 10677506 Recent genetic studies have identified a network of transcription factors, including Pdx1, Isl1, Pax4, Pax6, NeuroD, Nkx2.2, and Hlxb9, regulating the development of islet cells at different stages, but the molecular mechanisms controlling the specification of pancreatic endocrine precursors remain unknown. neurogenin3 (ngn3) is a member of a family of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors that is involved in the determination of neural precursor cells in the neuroectoderm. ngn3 is expressed in discrete regions of the nervous system and in scattered cells in the embryonic pancreas.
5 10677506 Expression of Isl1, Pax4, Pax6, and NeuroD is lost, and endocrine precursors are lacking in the mutant pancreatic epithelium.
6 10677506 Recent genetic studies have identified a network of transcription factors, including Pdx1, Isl1, Pax4, Pax6, NeuroD, Nkx2.2, and Hlxb9, regulating the development of islet cells at different stages, but the molecular mechanisms controlling the specification of pancreatic endocrine precursors remain unknown. neurogenin3 (ngn3) is a member of a family of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors that is involved in the determination of neural precursor cells in the neuroectoderm. ngn3 is expressed in discrete regions of the nervous system and in scattered cells in the embryonic pancreas.
7 10677506 Expression of Isl1, Pax4, Pax6, and NeuroD is lost, and endocrine precursors are lacking in the mutant pancreatic epithelium.
8 10967107 During pancreatic development, the paired homeodomain transcription factor PAX4 is required for the differentiation of the insulin-producing beta cells and somatostatin-producing delta cells.
9 10967107 Serial deletions through this region reveal the presence of positive elements that bind several pancreatic transcription factors as follows: the POU homeodomain factor HNF1alpha, the orphan nuclear receptor HNF4alpha, the homeodomain factor PDX1, and a heterodimer composed of two basic helix-loop-helix factors.
10 11075995 IFN-gamma overexpression within the pancreas is not sufficient to rescue Pax4, Pax6, and Pdx-1 mutant mice from death.
11 11075995 We analyzed the effect of a transgene on lethality in mice lacking the transcription factors Pax4, Pax6, or Pdx-1, by intercrossing such mice with transgenic mice whose pancreatic cells make IFN-gamma (ins-IFN-gamma mice).
12 11075995 This outcome demonstrates that the pathway for IFN-gamma regeneration requires the participation of Pax4, Pax6, and Pdx-1.
13 12048252 These differentiated cells can self-assemble to form three-dimensional islet cell-like clusters that express pancreatic islet cell differentiation-related transcripts detectable by reverse transcription-PCR/nested PCR (e.g., PDX-1, PAX-4, PAX-6, Nkx2.2 and Nkx6.1, insulin I, insulin II, glucose transporter 2, and glucagon) and islet-specific hormones detectable by immunocytochemistry (e.g., insulin, glucagon, and pancreatic polypeptide).
14 12200761 Beta-cell dysfunction in late-onset diabetic subjects carrying homozygous mutation in transcription factors NeuroD1 and Pax4.
15 12200761 Polymorphisms in beta-cell transcription factor genes, Ala45Thr in the NeuroD1 gene and Arg121Trp in the Pax4 gene, have been reported.
16 12200761 To clarify the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of late-onset diabetes, we examined the insulin secretion and sensitivity in diabetic patients carrying the homozygous mutation in the NeuroD1 gene or Pax4 gene.
17 12200761 We screened for the polymorphisms in NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes in 296 late-onset diabetic patients and 177 unrelated control subjects over 60 years of age.
18 12200761 Four diabetic patients carried the homozygous mutation (Thr/Thr) in the NeuroD1 gene and 3 patients carried the homozygous mutation (Trp/Trp) in the Pax4 gene, while both homozygous mutations were not detected in the control subjects.
19 12200761 Since acute insulin secretion in response to glucose was markedly impaired and insulin resistance was varied in the patients carrying the homozygous mutations in the NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes, the mutations are ones of the factors involved in the beta-cell dysfunction and do not relate to the insulin resistance.
20 12200761 Beta-cell dysfunction in late-onset diabetic subjects carrying homozygous mutation in transcription factors NeuroD1 and Pax4.
21 12200761 Polymorphisms in beta-cell transcription factor genes, Ala45Thr in the NeuroD1 gene and Arg121Trp in the Pax4 gene, have been reported.
22 12200761 To clarify the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of late-onset diabetes, we examined the insulin secretion and sensitivity in diabetic patients carrying the homozygous mutation in the NeuroD1 gene or Pax4 gene.
23 12200761 We screened for the polymorphisms in NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes in 296 late-onset diabetic patients and 177 unrelated control subjects over 60 years of age.
24 12200761 Four diabetic patients carried the homozygous mutation (Thr/Thr) in the NeuroD1 gene and 3 patients carried the homozygous mutation (Trp/Trp) in the Pax4 gene, while both homozygous mutations were not detected in the control subjects.
25 12200761 Since acute insulin secretion in response to glucose was markedly impaired and insulin resistance was varied in the patients carrying the homozygous mutations in the NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes, the mutations are ones of the factors involved in the beta-cell dysfunction and do not relate to the insulin resistance.
26 12200761 Beta-cell dysfunction in late-onset diabetic subjects carrying homozygous mutation in transcription factors NeuroD1 and Pax4.
27 12200761 Polymorphisms in beta-cell transcription factor genes, Ala45Thr in the NeuroD1 gene and Arg121Trp in the Pax4 gene, have been reported.
28 12200761 To clarify the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of late-onset diabetes, we examined the insulin secretion and sensitivity in diabetic patients carrying the homozygous mutation in the NeuroD1 gene or Pax4 gene.
29 12200761 We screened for the polymorphisms in NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes in 296 late-onset diabetic patients and 177 unrelated control subjects over 60 years of age.
30 12200761 Four diabetic patients carried the homozygous mutation (Thr/Thr) in the NeuroD1 gene and 3 patients carried the homozygous mutation (Trp/Trp) in the Pax4 gene, while both homozygous mutations were not detected in the control subjects.
31 12200761 Since acute insulin secretion in response to glucose was markedly impaired and insulin resistance was varied in the patients carrying the homozygous mutations in the NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes, the mutations are ones of the factors involved in the beta-cell dysfunction and do not relate to the insulin resistance.
32 12200761 Beta-cell dysfunction in late-onset diabetic subjects carrying homozygous mutation in transcription factors NeuroD1 and Pax4.
33 12200761 Polymorphisms in beta-cell transcription factor genes, Ala45Thr in the NeuroD1 gene and Arg121Trp in the Pax4 gene, have been reported.
34 12200761 To clarify the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of late-onset diabetes, we examined the insulin secretion and sensitivity in diabetic patients carrying the homozygous mutation in the NeuroD1 gene or Pax4 gene.
35 12200761 We screened for the polymorphisms in NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes in 296 late-onset diabetic patients and 177 unrelated control subjects over 60 years of age.
36 12200761 Four diabetic patients carried the homozygous mutation (Thr/Thr) in the NeuroD1 gene and 3 patients carried the homozygous mutation (Trp/Trp) in the Pax4 gene, while both homozygous mutations were not detected in the control subjects.
37 12200761 Since acute insulin secretion in response to glucose was markedly impaired and insulin resistance was varied in the patients carrying the homozygous mutations in the NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes, the mutations are ones of the factors involved in the beta-cell dysfunction and do not relate to the insulin resistance.
38 12200761 Beta-cell dysfunction in late-onset diabetic subjects carrying homozygous mutation in transcription factors NeuroD1 and Pax4.
39 12200761 Polymorphisms in beta-cell transcription factor genes, Ala45Thr in the NeuroD1 gene and Arg121Trp in the Pax4 gene, have been reported.
40 12200761 To clarify the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of late-onset diabetes, we examined the insulin secretion and sensitivity in diabetic patients carrying the homozygous mutation in the NeuroD1 gene or Pax4 gene.
41 12200761 We screened for the polymorphisms in NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes in 296 late-onset diabetic patients and 177 unrelated control subjects over 60 years of age.
42 12200761 Four diabetic patients carried the homozygous mutation (Thr/Thr) in the NeuroD1 gene and 3 patients carried the homozygous mutation (Trp/Trp) in the Pax4 gene, while both homozygous mutations were not detected in the control subjects.
43 12200761 Since acute insulin secretion in response to glucose was markedly impaired and insulin resistance was varied in the patients carrying the homozygous mutations in the NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes, the mutations are ones of the factors involved in the beta-cell dysfunction and do not relate to the insulin resistance.
44 12200761 Beta-cell dysfunction in late-onset diabetic subjects carrying homozygous mutation in transcription factors NeuroD1 and Pax4.
45 12200761 Polymorphisms in beta-cell transcription factor genes, Ala45Thr in the NeuroD1 gene and Arg121Trp in the Pax4 gene, have been reported.
46 12200761 To clarify the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of late-onset diabetes, we examined the insulin secretion and sensitivity in diabetic patients carrying the homozygous mutation in the NeuroD1 gene or Pax4 gene.
47 12200761 We screened for the polymorphisms in NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes in 296 late-onset diabetic patients and 177 unrelated control subjects over 60 years of age.
48 12200761 Four diabetic patients carried the homozygous mutation (Thr/Thr) in the NeuroD1 gene and 3 patients carried the homozygous mutation (Trp/Trp) in the Pax4 gene, while both homozygous mutations were not detected in the control subjects.
49 12200761 Since acute insulin secretion in response to glucose was markedly impaired and insulin resistance was varied in the patients carrying the homozygous mutations in the NeuroD1 and Pax4 genes, the mutations are ones of the factors involved in the beta-cell dysfunction and do not relate to the insulin resistance.
50 12386964 Our data include the amylin gene S20G and the Pax4 gene R121W mutations and also include the muscle glycogen synthase gene M416V polymorphism that correlates to insulin resistance as a thrifty gene.
51 12403815 The present study demonstrates that adult human pancreatic duct cells can be converted into insulin-expressing cells after ectopic, adenovirus-mediated expression of the class B basic helix-loop-helix factor neurogenin 3 (ngn3), which is a critical factor in embryogenesis of the mouse endocrine pancreas.
52 12403815 Infection with adenovirus ngn3 (Adngn3) induced gene and/or protein expression of NeuroD/beta2, Pax4, Nkx2.2, Pax6, and Nkx6.1, all known to be essential for beta-cell differentiation in mouse embryos.
53 12403815 Expression of ngn3 in adult human duct cells induced Notch ligands Dll1 and Dll4 and neuroendocrine- and beta-cell-specific markers: it increased the percentage of synaptophysin- and insulin-positive cells 15-fold in ngn3-infected versus control cells.
54 12403815 Infection with NeuroD/beta2 (a downstream target of ngn3) induced similar effects.
55 12525695 Expression of Pax4 in embryonic stem cells promotes differentiation of nestin-positive progenitor and insulin-producing cells.
56 12525695 We show that constitutive expression of Pax4 (Pax4(+)), and to a lesser extent Pdx1 (Pdx1(+)), affects the differentiation of ES cells and significantly promote the development of insulin-producing cells.
57 12525695 In Pax4 overexpressing R1 ES cells, isl-1, ngn3, insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide, and glucose transporter 2 (Glut-2) mRNA levels increase significantly.
58 12525695 Constitutive Pax4 expression combined with selection of nestin+ cells and histotypic culture conditions give rise to spheroids containing insulin-positive granules typical of embryonal and adult beta cells.
59 12716747 Recent reports have shown that ES cells can differentiate into insulin-producing cells in response to the transient expression of the pdx-1 gene, after the removal of feeder cells.
60 12716747 Glucose-responsive insulin-producing cells, derived from our feeder-free ES cells, expressed insulin 2, pdx-1, Pax4, and Isl1 and also the glucagon, somatostatin, and PP genes.
61 12829700 Regulation of Pax4 paired homeodomain gene by neuron-restrictive silencer factor.
62 12829700 We identified several genes involved in pancreas development that also harbor NRSE-like motifs, including pdx-1, Beta2/NeuroD, and pax4.
63 12829700 The paired homeodomain transcription factor Pax4 is implicated in the differentiation of the insulin-producing beta-cell lineage because disruption of the pax4 gene results in a severe deficiency of beta-cells and the manifestation of diabetes mellitus in mice.
64 12829700 Regulation of Pax4 paired homeodomain gene by neuron-restrictive silencer factor.
65 12829700 We identified several genes involved in pancreas development that also harbor NRSE-like motifs, including pdx-1, Beta2/NeuroD, and pax4.
66 12829700 The paired homeodomain transcription factor Pax4 is implicated in the differentiation of the insulin-producing beta-cell lineage because disruption of the pax4 gene results in a severe deficiency of beta-cells and the manifestation of diabetes mellitus in mice.
67 12837760 Neurogenin3 and hepatic nuclear factor 1 cooperate in activating pancreatic expression of Pax4.
68 12837760 During fetal development, paired/homeodomain transcription factor Pax4 controls the formation of the insulin-producing beta cells and the somatostatin-producing delta cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
69 12837760 This short sequence contains binding sites for homeodomain transcription factors PDX1 and hepatic nuclear factor (HNF)1, nuclear receptor HNF4alpha, and basic helix-loop-helix factor Neurogenin3.
70 12837760 In the current study we demonstrate that the HNF1alpha and Neurogenin3 binding sites are critical for activity of the region through synergy between the two proteins.
71 12837760 Furthermore, exogenous expression of Neurogenin3 is sufficient to induce expression of the endogenous pax4 gene in the mouse pancreatic ductal cell line mPAC, which already expresses HNF1alpha, whereas expression of both Neurogenin3 and HNF1alpha are necessary to activate the pax4 gene in the fibroblast cell line NIH3T3.
72 12837760 These data demonstrate how Neurogenin3 and HNF1alpha activate the pax4 gene during the cascade of gene expression events that control pancreatic endocrine cell development.
73 12837760 Neurogenin3 and hepatic nuclear factor 1 cooperate in activating pancreatic expression of Pax4.
74 12837760 During fetal development, paired/homeodomain transcription factor Pax4 controls the formation of the insulin-producing beta cells and the somatostatin-producing delta cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
75 12837760 This short sequence contains binding sites for homeodomain transcription factors PDX1 and hepatic nuclear factor (HNF)1, nuclear receptor HNF4alpha, and basic helix-loop-helix factor Neurogenin3.
76 12837760 In the current study we demonstrate that the HNF1alpha and Neurogenin3 binding sites are critical for activity of the region through synergy between the two proteins.
77 12837760 Furthermore, exogenous expression of Neurogenin3 is sufficient to induce expression of the endogenous pax4 gene in the mouse pancreatic ductal cell line mPAC, which already expresses HNF1alpha, whereas expression of both Neurogenin3 and HNF1alpha are necessary to activate the pax4 gene in the fibroblast cell line NIH3T3.
78 12837760 These data demonstrate how Neurogenin3 and HNF1alpha activate the pax4 gene during the cascade of gene expression events that control pancreatic endocrine cell development.
79 14576336 To better understand how Neurogenin3 directs endocrine differentiation, we examined the mechanisms by which Neurogenin3 regulates the promoters of three transcription factor genes expressed in endocrine precursor cells: the nkx2.2 gene, the PAX4 gene, and the NEUROG3 gene, the human gene encoding Neurogenin3 itself.
80 14576336 Neurogenin3 bound to and effectively activated transcription through the nkx2.2 and PAX4 E boxes.
81 14576336 To better understand how Neurogenin3 directs endocrine differentiation, we examined the mechanisms by which Neurogenin3 regulates the promoters of three transcription factor genes expressed in endocrine precursor cells: the nkx2.2 gene, the PAX4 gene, and the NEUROG3 gene, the human gene encoding Neurogenin3 itself.
82 14576336 Neurogenin3 bound to and effectively activated transcription through the nkx2.2 and PAX4 E boxes.
83 14729487 The concerted activities of Pax4 and Nkx2.2 are essential to initiate pancreatic beta-cell differentiation.
84 14729487 By inactivating the homeobox gene Pax4, we previously demonstrated that its function is required for the formation of mature insulin-producing cells.
85 14729487 Pax4 activity appears essential for appropriate initiation of beta-cell differentiation because loss of Pax4 prevents the expression of Pdx1, HB9 and insulin in beta-cell precursors.
86 14729487 This role of Pax4 appears to be accomplished via its genetic interaction with another homeobox gene, Nkx2.2.
87 14729487 The concerted activities of Pax4 and Nkx2.2 are essential to initiate pancreatic beta-cell differentiation.
88 14729487 By inactivating the homeobox gene Pax4, we previously demonstrated that its function is required for the formation of mature insulin-producing cells.
89 14729487 Pax4 activity appears essential for appropriate initiation of beta-cell differentiation because loss of Pax4 prevents the expression of Pdx1, HB9 and insulin in beta-cell precursors.
90 14729487 This role of Pax4 appears to be accomplished via its genetic interaction with another homeobox gene, Nkx2.2.
91 14729487 The concerted activities of Pax4 and Nkx2.2 are essential to initiate pancreatic beta-cell differentiation.
92 14729487 By inactivating the homeobox gene Pax4, we previously demonstrated that its function is required for the formation of mature insulin-producing cells.
93 14729487 Pax4 activity appears essential for appropriate initiation of beta-cell differentiation because loss of Pax4 prevents the expression of Pdx1, HB9 and insulin in beta-cell precursors.
94 14729487 This role of Pax4 appears to be accomplished via its genetic interaction with another homeobox gene, Nkx2.2.
95 14729487 The concerted activities of Pax4 and Nkx2.2 are essential to initiate pancreatic beta-cell differentiation.
96 14729487 By inactivating the homeobox gene Pax4, we previously demonstrated that its function is required for the formation of mature insulin-producing cells.
97 14729487 Pax4 activity appears essential for appropriate initiation of beta-cell differentiation because loss of Pax4 prevents the expression of Pdx1, HB9 and insulin in beta-cell precursors.
98 14729487 This role of Pax4 appears to be accomplished via its genetic interaction with another homeobox gene, Nkx2.2.
99 15225136 Islets formed confluent monolayers when cultured on a type I collagen gel which lacked endocrine phenotypes but were positive for cytokeratin 20 and contained an increased proportion of proliferating c-Kit-expressing cells, with the proportion reaching a maximum of 45+/-6% at 8 weeks of culture.
100 15225136 Evaluation of transcription factors at the mRNA level revealed constant PDX-1, ngn3 and Pax4 expression, while undifferentiated cell markers, such as Oct4 and alpha-fetoprotein, were also detected frequently after 4 weeks of culture.
101 15509590 PAX4 is a transcription factor essential for the development of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells.
102 15509590 Recently, a missense mutation (Arg121Trp) of PAX4 has been implicated in early and insulin deficient type 2 diabetes in Japanese subjects.
103 15509590 PAX4 is a transcription factor essential for the development of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells.
104 15509590 Recently, a missense mutation (Arg121Trp) of PAX4 has been implicated in early and insulin deficient type 2 diabetes in Japanese subjects.
105 15561947 High glucose is necessary for complete maturation of Pdx1-VP16-expressing hepatic cells into functional insulin-producing cells.
106 15561947 Pdx1 has been shown to convert hepatocytes into both exocrine and endocrine pancreatic cells in mice, but it fails to selectively convert hepatocytes into pure insulin-producing cells (IPCs).
107 15561947 We do not however find any expression of the late-stage genes (Pax4, Pax6, Isl-1, and MafA) related to beta-cell development, and the cells do not secrete insulin upon the glucose challenge.
108 15604203 Knockout of the genes for Pdx1, Hlxb9, Isl1, or Hex results in an arrest of pancreas development at a very early stage (embryonic d 8-9).
109 15604203 Hes1 or neurogenin-3, abrogates development of the endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans).
110 15604203 Disruption of transcription factor genes expressed more downstream in the developmental cascade (Beta2/NeuroD, Pax4, NKx2.2, and Nkx6.1) curtails the formation of insulin-producing beta-cells.
111 16182777 Cells characterized by a group of markers (Nestin, CK-8, CK-18) and transcription factors (Isl-1, Pdx-1, Pax-4, Ngn-3) important for beta-cell differentiation have been detected in umbilical cord blood.
112 16443760 In addition, MafB expression is maintained in the insulin(+) and glucagon(+) cells remaining in mice lacking either the Pax4 or Pax6 developmental regulators, implicating a potentially early role for MafB in gene regulation during islet cell development.
113 16713999 Multipotential nestin and Isl-1 positive mesenchymal stem cells isolated from human pancreatic islets.
114 16713999 Mesenchymal cells in the developing pancreas express the neural stem cell marker nestin and the transcription factor islet-1 (Isl-1).
115 16713999 They are positive for Isl-1 and nestin and have the potential to adopt a pancreatic endocrine phenotype with expression of critical transcription factors including Ipf-1, Isl-1, Ngn-3, Pax4, Pax6, Nkx2.2, and Nkx6.1 as well as the islet hormones insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin.
116 16713999 In conclusion, cultured pancreatic islets contain nestin and Isl-1 positive mesenchymal stem cells with multipotential developmental capacity.
117 17003335 Fas, a death receptor regulated by IL-1beta, is involved in glucose-induced beta-cell apoptosis.
118 17003335 Fas engagement can be switched from death signal to induction of proliferation when the caspase 8 inhibitor, FLICE-inhibitory protein (FLIP), is active.
119 17003335 A similarly bimodal induction of FLIP, pancreatic duodenal homeobox (PDX)-1, and Pax4 mRNA expression, as well as glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, was observed.
120 17003335 In contrast, Fas induction by IL-1beta was monophasic.
121 17003335 Low IL-1beta also induced the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), suppression of which by RNA interference abrogated the beneficial effects of low IL-1beta.
122 17003335 Consistent with our in vitro results, IL-1beta knockout mice displayed glucose intolerance along with a decrease in islet Fas, FLIP, Pax4, and PDX-1 transcripts.
123 17003335 These findings indicate that low IL-1beta levels positively influence beta-cell function and turnover through the Fas-FLIP pathway and that IL-1Ra production prevents harmful effects of high IL-1beta concentrations.
124 17003335 Fas, a death receptor regulated by IL-1beta, is involved in glucose-induced beta-cell apoptosis.
125 17003335 Fas engagement can be switched from death signal to induction of proliferation when the caspase 8 inhibitor, FLICE-inhibitory protein (FLIP), is active.
126 17003335 A similarly bimodal induction of FLIP, pancreatic duodenal homeobox (PDX)-1, and Pax4 mRNA expression, as well as glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, was observed.
127 17003335 In contrast, Fas induction by IL-1beta was monophasic.
128 17003335 Low IL-1beta also induced the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), suppression of which by RNA interference abrogated the beneficial effects of low IL-1beta.
129 17003335 Consistent with our in vitro results, IL-1beta knockout mice displayed glucose intolerance along with a decrease in islet Fas, FLIP, Pax4, and PDX-1 transcripts.
130 17003335 These findings indicate that low IL-1beta levels positively influence beta-cell function and turnover through the Fas-FLIP pathway and that IL-1Ra production prevents harmful effects of high IL-1beta concentrations.
131 17009890 PPlike cells show a strong upregulation of Ipf1/Pdx1, p48, Isl-1 and Nkx6.1, but not Ngn3, NeuroD/ Beta2 or Pax4.
132 17141044 During differentiation, transcript levels of pancreas-specific transcription factors (i.e., Pdx1, Pax4) and of genes specific for early and mature beta cells, including insulin, islet amyloid pancreatic peptide, somatostatin, and glucagon, are upregulated.
133 17263687 The beta-cell specific transcription factor Nkx6.1 inhibits glucagon gene transcription by interfering with Pax6.
134 17263687 The transcription factor Nkx6.1 is required for the establishment of functional insulin-producing beta-cells in the endocrine pancreas.
135 17263687 Overexpression of Nkx6.1 has been shown to inhibit glucagon gene expression while favouring insulin gene activation.
136 17263687 Down-regulation resulted in the opposite effect, suggesting that absence of Nkx6.1 favours glucagon gene expression.
137 17263687 To understand the mechanism by which Nkx6.1 suppresses glucagon gene expression, we studied its effect on the glucagon gene promoter activity in non-islet cells using transient transfections and gel-shift analyses.
138 17263687 In glucagonoma cells transfected with an Nkx6.1-encoding vector, the glucagon promoter activity was reduced by 65%.
139 17263687 In BHK21 cells, Nkx6.1 inhibited by 93% Pax6-mediated activation of the glucagon promoter, whereas Cdx2/3 and Maf stimulations were unaltered.
140 17263687 Although Nkx6.1 could interact with both the G1 and G3 element, only the former displayed specificity for Nkx6.1.
141 17263687 Mutagenesis of the three potential AT-rich motifs within the G1 revealed that only the Pax6-binding site preferentially interacted with Nkx6.1.
142 17263687 Chromatin immunoprecipitation confirmed interaction of Nkx6.1 with the glucagon promoter and revealed a direct competition for binding between Pax6 and Nkx6.1.
143 17263687 A weak physical interaction between Pax6 and Nkx6.1 was detected in vitro and in vivo suggesting that Nkx6.1 predominantly inhibits glucagon gene transcription through G1-binding competition.
144 17263687 We suggest that cell-specific expression of the glucagon gene may only proceed when Nkx6.1, in combination with Pdx1 and Pax4, are silenced in early alpha-cell precursors.
145 17299998 Infection with the adenovirus expressing PDX-1, Ngn3, NeuroD, or Pax4 induced the insulin gene expression.
146 17299998 NeuroD was the most effective inducer of insulin expression in primary duct cells.
147 17299998 These data suggest that the overexpression of transcription factors, especially NeuroD, facilitates pancreatic stem/progenitor cell differentiation into insulin-producing cells.
148 17510498 The expression pattern of FoxO1 during pancreatic organogenesis is similar to that of Pdx1, Nkx2.2 and Pax4, transcription factors known to be critical for beta cell development.
149 17510498 FoxO1 is expressed in a subset of pancreatic duct cells, in which insulin and/or Pdx1 are occasionally expressed.
150 17510498 FoxO1 inhibits beta cell proliferation through suppression of Pdx1 by competing with FoxA2 and protects against beta cell failure induced by oxidative stress through NeuroD and MafA induction.
151 17989064 In vitro studies on non diabetic islets demonstrated that glucose, betacellulin, activin A, GLP-1 and insulin increased Pax4 mRNA levels.
152 17989064 Adenoviral-mediated expression of human Pax4 resulted in a small increase in Bcl-xL expression while Id2 transcript levels and cell replication were unchanged in human islets.
153 17989064 Treatment of islets with 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine induced Pax4 without stimulating Bcl-xL and Id2 expression.
154 17989064 In vitro studies on non diabetic islets demonstrated that glucose, betacellulin, activin A, GLP-1 and insulin increased Pax4 mRNA levels.
155 17989064 Adenoviral-mediated expression of human Pax4 resulted in a small increase in Bcl-xL expression while Id2 transcript levels and cell replication were unchanged in human islets.
156 17989064 Treatment of islets with 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine induced Pax4 without stimulating Bcl-xL and Id2 expression.
157 17989064 In vitro studies on non diabetic islets demonstrated that glucose, betacellulin, activin A, GLP-1 and insulin increased Pax4 mRNA levels.
158 17989064 Adenoviral-mediated expression of human Pax4 resulted in a small increase in Bcl-xL expression while Id2 transcript levels and cell replication were unchanged in human islets.
159 17989064 Treatment of islets with 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine induced Pax4 without stimulating Bcl-xL and Id2 expression.
160 18514140 These clusters appeared about 9 days after pancreatic differentiation; expressed pancreatic beta-cell markers, including insulin, glucagon, Glut-2, PDX1, Pax4, and Ngn3; and could synthesize and secrete functional islet proteins at the end of the inducing protocol.
161 19521719 We identified no mutations in ZFP57, KCNJ11, ABCC8, GCK, HNF1A, HNF1B, HNF3B, IPF1, PAX4, or ZIC3.
162 19521719 The proband had loss of methylation at the 6q24 locus TNDM and also at the loci IGF2R, DIRAS3, and PEG1, while the other family members, including the healthy monozygotic twin, had normal findings.
163 19544426 Subsequent single-cell cloning resulted in a homogeneous cell population with a CD29(+)CD44(+)Sca-1(+) surface antigen expression profile.
164 19544426 Our stage-specific approach successfully differentiated mesodermic mE-ASCs into definitive endoderm (cells expressing Sox17, Foxa2, GATA-4, and cytokeratin [CK]-19), then into pancreatic endoderm (cells expressing pancreatic and duodenal homeobox [PDX]-1, Ngn3, NeuroD, Pax4, and glucose transporter 2), and finally into cells expressing pancreatic hormones (insulin, glucagon, somatostatin).
165 19641380 Four genes, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1, P=0.008), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, P=0.003), paired box 4 (PAX4, P=0.008), and V-yes-1 Yamaguchi sarcoma viral related oncogene homolog (LYN, P=0.002) consistently yielded statistical evidence for association with longevity.
166 19665969 We have previously reported that the loss of Arx and/or Pax4 gene activity leads to a shift in the fate of the different endocrine cell subtypes in the mouse pancreas, without affecting the total endocrine cell numbers.
167 19956100 No association of the IRS1 and PAX4 genes with type I diabetes.
168 19956100 To reassess earlier suggested type I diabetes (T1D) associations of the insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) and the paired domain 4 gene (PAX4) genes, the Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) evaluated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the two genomic regions.
169 19956100 Sixteen SNPs were evaluated for IRS1 and 10 for PAX4.
170 19956100 In conclusion, the earlier suggested associations of IRS1 and PAX4 to T1D were not supported, suggesting that they may have been false positive results.
171 19956100 No association of the IRS1 and PAX4 genes with type I diabetes.
172 19956100 To reassess earlier suggested type I diabetes (T1D) associations of the insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) and the paired domain 4 gene (PAX4) genes, the Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) evaluated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the two genomic regions.
173 19956100 Sixteen SNPs were evaluated for IRS1 and 10 for PAX4.
174 19956100 In conclusion, the earlier suggested associations of IRS1 and PAX4 to T1D were not supported, suggesting that they may have been false positive results.
175 19956100 No association of the IRS1 and PAX4 genes with type I diabetes.
176 19956100 To reassess earlier suggested type I diabetes (T1D) associations of the insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) and the paired domain 4 gene (PAX4) genes, the Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) evaluated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the two genomic regions.
177 19956100 Sixteen SNPs were evaluated for IRS1 and 10 for PAX4.
178 19956100 In conclusion, the earlier suggested associations of IRS1 and PAX4 to T1D were not supported, suggesting that they may have been false positive results.
179 19956100 No association of the IRS1 and PAX4 genes with type I diabetes.
180 19956100 To reassess earlier suggested type I diabetes (T1D) associations of the insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) and the paired domain 4 gene (PAX4) genes, the Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) evaluated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the two genomic regions.
181 19956100 Sixteen SNPs were evaluated for IRS1 and 10 for PAX4.
182 19956100 In conclusion, the earlier suggested associations of IRS1 and PAX4 to T1D were not supported, suggesting that they may have been false positive results.
183 19956106 Here, 257 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been genotyped in 19 candidate genes (INS, PTPN22, IL2RA, CTLA4, IFIH1, SUMO4, VDR, PAX4, OAS1, IRS1, IL4, IL4R, IL13, IL12B, CEACAM21, CAPSL, Q7Z4c4(5Q), FOXP3, EFHB) in 2300 affected sib-pair families and tested for association with T1D as part of the Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium's candidate gene study.
184 19956106 In contrast, no convincing evidence of association was obtained for SUMO4, VDR, PAX4, OAS1, IRS1, IL4, IL4R, IL13, IL12B, CEACAM21 or CAPSL gene regions (http://www.T1DBase.org).
185 20448145 Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor enhances neurogenin3 gene expression and beta-cell proliferation in the developing mouse pancreas.
186 20448145 In this study we examined the influence of GDNF on the expression of neurogenin3 (Ngn3) and other transcription factors implicated in early beta-cell development, as well as on beta-cell proliferation during embryonic and early postnatal mouse pancreas development.
187 20448145 Embryonic day 15.5 (E15.5) mouse pancreatic tissue when exposed to GDNF for 24 h showed higher Ngn3, pancreatic and duodenal homeobox gene 1 (Pdx1), neuroD1/beta(2), paired homeobox gene 4 (Pax4), and insulin mRNA expression than tissue exposed to vehicle only.
188 20448145 Transgenic expression of GDNF in mouse pancreata was associated with increased numbers of Ngn3-expressing pancreatic cells and higher beta-cell mass at embryonic day 18 (E18), as well as higher beta-cell proliferation and Pdx1 expression in beta-cells at E18 and postnatal day 1.
189 20448145 In the HIT-T15 beta-cell line, GDNF enhanced the expression of Pax6.
190 20448145 Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies using the HIT-T15 beta-cell line demonstrated that GDNF can influence Pdx1 gene expression by enhancing the binding of Sox9 and neuroD1/beta(2) to the Pdx1 promoter.
191 20508600 The genes, PAX4, Nkx2.2, Nkx6.1, Ngn3 and Mafa, produced α-cell hyperplasia, but no significant improvement in β-cell mass or blood glucose level 30 days after UTMD.
192 21263211 Paired-homeodomain transcription factor 4 (PAX4) functions as a transcriptional repressor and is involved in the differentiation of insulin-secreting β-cells.
193 21263211 Here we identified a novel PAX4 mutation in a Japanese patient with MODY.
194 21263211 We therefore analyzed several candidate genes of MODY, and identified a novel mutation of a 39-base heterozygous deletion in exon 3 (c.374-412 del39) of PAX4 in the proband and his father.
195 21263211 As expected, luciferase-reporter assays revealed that the mutant PAX4 could not repress the activities of insulin and glucagon gene promoters, unlike the wild-type PAX4 that repressed the promoter activities.
196 21263211 Paired-homeodomain transcription factor 4 (PAX4) functions as a transcriptional repressor and is involved in the differentiation of insulin-secreting β-cells.
197 21263211 Here we identified a novel PAX4 mutation in a Japanese patient with MODY.
198 21263211 We therefore analyzed several candidate genes of MODY, and identified a novel mutation of a 39-base heterozygous deletion in exon 3 (c.374-412 del39) of PAX4 in the proband and his father.
199 21263211 As expected, luciferase-reporter assays revealed that the mutant PAX4 could not repress the activities of insulin and glucagon gene promoters, unlike the wild-type PAX4 that repressed the promoter activities.
200 21263211 Paired-homeodomain transcription factor 4 (PAX4) functions as a transcriptional repressor and is involved in the differentiation of insulin-secreting β-cells.
201 21263211 Here we identified a novel PAX4 mutation in a Japanese patient with MODY.
202 21263211 We therefore analyzed several candidate genes of MODY, and identified a novel mutation of a 39-base heterozygous deletion in exon 3 (c.374-412 del39) of PAX4 in the proband and his father.
203 21263211 As expected, luciferase-reporter assays revealed that the mutant PAX4 could not repress the activities of insulin and glucagon gene promoters, unlike the wild-type PAX4 that repressed the promoter activities.
204 21263211 Paired-homeodomain transcription factor 4 (PAX4) functions as a transcriptional repressor and is involved in the differentiation of insulin-secreting β-cells.
205 21263211 Here we identified a novel PAX4 mutation in a Japanese patient with MODY.
206 21263211 We therefore analyzed several candidate genes of MODY, and identified a novel mutation of a 39-base heterozygous deletion in exon 3 (c.374-412 del39) of PAX4 in the proband and his father.
207 21263211 As expected, luciferase-reporter assays revealed that the mutant PAX4 could not repress the activities of insulin and glucagon gene promoters, unlike the wild-type PAX4 that repressed the promoter activities.
208 21335539 The identity of ICAs was confirmed as islets by dithiozone-positive staining, as well as by expression of C-peptide, Pdx-1, Pax4, Pax6, Ngn3, and Isl-1.
209 21814221 We genotyped 91 polymorphisms in 19 genes (ABCC8, HNF1A, HNF1B, HNF4A, INS, INSM1, ISL1, KCNJ11, MAFA, MNX1, NEUROD1, NEUROG3, NKX2.2, NKX6.1, PAX4, PAX6, PDX1, USF1 and WFS1) in 2025 unrelated North Indians of Indo-European ethnicity comprising of 1019 diabetic and 1006 non-diabetic subjects.
210 21814221 Variants in USF1, ABCC8, ISL1 and KCNJ11 showed nominal association, while haplotypes in these genes were significantly associated. rs3812704 upstream of NEUROG3 significantly increased risk for type 2 diabetes in normal-weight/lean subjects (OR=1.68 (95%CI 1.25-2.24), P=4.9 × 10(-4)).
211 21878900 PAX4, PDX1, GLUT2, and insulin, were all increased in differentiated cells compared to controls.
212 22278131 By day 15, we found up-regulation of a group of pancreatic progenitor marker genes including Pdx1, Ptf1a, Nkx6.1, Pax4 and Pax6.
213 22278131 Most of these Pdx1(+) cells also expressed Nkx6.1.
214 22717987 Indeed, Pax4 is required for the genesis of insulin-producing beta-cells.
215 22833839 These islet-like cells expressed multiple genes related to islet development and beta cell function (e.g., Pdx-1, Ngn-3, Islet-1, Neuro-D, Pax4, IAPP, and insulin) and produced insulin and C-peptide within these cells.
216 22833839 However, these transplanted differentiated cells became tumorigenic in diabetic immunocompromised mice and their spontaneous transformation was confirmed by a marked increase in growth rate and inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (P21 and P16) by promoter hypermethylation.
217 22847495 GLP-1, a cell growth and survival factor, is proposed to promote the expansion of neurogenin3-expressing, undifferentiated pro-α-cells during development. β-cells arise from pro-α-cells by a change in the relative amounts of the transcription factors Arx and Pax4, master regulators of the α- and β-cell lineages, respectively.
218 22919462 Herein, we discuss the value of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF), Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide (GIP), Paired box gene 4 (Pax4) and Liver Receptor Homolog-1 (LRH-1) as key players for β-cell replacement and regeneration therapies.
219 23018631 These genes belong to three major classes: genes involved in drug metabolism and transporters that influence pharmacokinetics (including the cytochrome P450 [CYP] superfamily, the organic anion transporting polypeptide [OATP] family, and the polyspecific organic cation transporter [OCT] family); genes encoding drug targets and receptors (including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARG], the adenosine triphosphate [ATP]-sensitive potassium channel [K(ATP)], and incretin receptors); and genes involved in the causal pathway of T2DM that are able to modify the effects of drugs (including adipokines, transcription factor 7-like 2 (T cell specific, HMG-box) [TCF7L2], insulin receptor substrate 1 [IRS1], nitric oxide synthase 1 (neuronal) adaptor protein [NOS1AP], and solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8 [SLC30A8]).
220 23018631 In addition to these three major classes, we also review the available evidence on novel genes (CDK5 regulatory subunit associated protein 1-like 1 [CDKAL1], insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2 [IGF2BP2], potassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 1 [KCNQ1], paired box 4 [PAX4] and neuronal differentiation 1 [NEUROD1] transcription factors, ataxia telangiectasia mutated [ATM], and serine racemase [SRR]) that have recently been proposed as possible modulators of therapeutic response in subjects with T2DM.
221 23271274 Furthermore, RT-PCR results confirmed the expression of insulin, PDX1, Ngn3, PAX4, and GLUT2 in differentiated cells.
222 23339089 Recombinant human Pdx1 proteins (hPdx1), which have an Antennapedia-like protein transduction domain sequence in their structure, can be efficiently translocated into hES cells and function as pancreatic transcription factor. hPdx1 protein activates a group of genes related to pancreatic beta-cell lineage development in hES cells, including NeuroD1, Nkx2.2, Pax4, Pax6, Nkx6.1 and Isl-1. hPdx1-treated hES cells synthesise and release insulin in response to glucose challenge.
223 23486591 Tetrapeptide pancragen stimulates the expression of differentiation factors of acinar (Pdx1, Ptfla) and islet of Langerhans (Pdx1, Pax6, Pax4, Foxa2, NKx2.2) cells in "young" and " aged" cultures.
224 23610058 A protocol was developed whereby transduction of these mesenchymal cells with adenoviruses containing Pdx1, Ngn3, MafA, and Pax4 generated a population of cells that were enriched in glucagon-secreting α-like cells.
225 23610058 Transdifferentiation or reprogramming toward insulin-secreting β-cells was enhanced, however, when using unpassaged cells in combination with inhibition of EMT by inclusion of Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) and transforming growth factor-β1 inhibitors.
226 23610061 Pax6 is an essential regulator of β-cell-specific factors like insulin and Glut2.
227 23610061 Here, we show that Mitf, like Pax6, is expressed in all pancreatic endocrine cells during mouse postnatal development and in the adult islet.
228 23610061 A Mitf loss-of-function mutation results in improved glucose tolerance and enhanced insulin secretion but no increase in β-cell mass in adult mice.
229 23610061 Mutant β-cells secrete more insulin in response to glucose than wild-type cells, suggesting that Mitf is involved in regulating β-cell function.
230 23610061 In fact, the transcription of genes critical for maintaining glucose homeostasis (insulin and Glut2) and β-cell formation and function (Pax4 and Pax6) is significantly upregulated in Mitf mutant islets.
231 23610061 The increased Pax6 expression may cause the improved β-cell function observed in Mitf mutant animals, as it activates insulin and Glut2 transcription.
232 23610061 Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis shows that Mitf binds to Pax4 and Pax6 regulatory regions, suggesting that Mitf represses their transcription in wild-type β-cells.
233 23610061 Pax6 is an essential regulator of β-cell-specific factors like insulin and Glut2.
234 23610061 Here, we show that Mitf, like Pax6, is expressed in all pancreatic endocrine cells during mouse postnatal development and in the adult islet.
235 23610061 A Mitf loss-of-function mutation results in improved glucose tolerance and enhanced insulin secretion but no increase in β-cell mass in adult mice.
236 23610061 Mutant β-cells secrete more insulin in response to glucose than wild-type cells, suggesting that Mitf is involved in regulating β-cell function.
237 23610061 In fact, the transcription of genes critical for maintaining glucose homeostasis (insulin and Glut2) and β-cell formation and function (Pax4 and Pax6) is significantly upregulated in Mitf mutant islets.
238 23610061 The increased Pax6 expression may cause the improved β-cell function observed in Mitf mutant animals, as it activates insulin and Glut2 transcription.
239 23610061 Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis shows that Mitf binds to Pax4 and Pax6 regulatory regions, suggesting that Mitf represses their transcription in wild-type β-cells.
240 23756944 Here we describe a new approach for the generation of glucose responsive IPCs using ES cells ectopically expressing pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx1) and paired box gene 4 (Pax4).
241 23810513 It was recently demonstrated that embryonic glucagon-producing cells in the pancreas can regenerate and convert into insulin-producing β-like cells through the constitutive/ectopic expression of the Pax4 gene.
242 23852729 A strict requirement for native genetic regulators of in vivo pancreas development, such as Ngn3, Arx, and Pax4, revealed the authenticity of differentiation programs in vitro.
243 24013263 Both PAX4 and MAFA are expressed in a substantial proportion of normal human pancreatic alpha cells and deregulated in patients with type 2 diabetes.
244 24013263 Pax4 and MafA (v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A) are two transcription factors crucial for normal functions of islet beta cells in the mouse.
245 24013263 To better understand the biological role of human PAX4 and MAFA, we investigated their expression in normal and diseased human islets, using validated antibodies.
246 24013263 We found that MAFA, detected in 88.3±6.3% insulin(+)cells as in the mouse, turned out to be also expressed in 61.2±6.4% of human glucagons(+) cells with less intensity than in insulin(+) cells, whereas MAFB expression was found not only in the majority of glucagon(+) cells (67.2±7.6%), but also in 53.6±10.5% of human insulin(+) cells.
247 24013263 Both MAFA and PAX4 display, therefore, a distinct expression pattern in human islet cells, suggesting more potential plasticity of human islets as compared with rodent islets.
248 24013263 Both PAX4 and MAFA are expressed in a substantial proportion of normal human pancreatic alpha cells and deregulated in patients with type 2 diabetes.
249 24013263 Pax4 and MafA (v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A) are two transcription factors crucial for normal functions of islet beta cells in the mouse.
250 24013263 To better understand the biological role of human PAX4 and MAFA, we investigated their expression in normal and diseased human islets, using validated antibodies.
251 24013263 We found that MAFA, detected in 88.3±6.3% insulin(+)cells as in the mouse, turned out to be also expressed in 61.2±6.4% of human glucagons(+) cells with less intensity than in insulin(+) cells, whereas MAFB expression was found not only in the majority of glucagon(+) cells (67.2±7.6%), but also in 53.6±10.5% of human insulin(+) cells.
252 24013263 Both MAFA and PAX4 display, therefore, a distinct expression pattern in human islet cells, suggesting more potential plasticity of human islets as compared with rodent islets.
253 24013263 Both PAX4 and MAFA are expressed in a substantial proportion of normal human pancreatic alpha cells and deregulated in patients with type 2 diabetes.
254 24013263 Pax4 and MafA (v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A) are two transcription factors crucial for normal functions of islet beta cells in the mouse.
255 24013263 To better understand the biological role of human PAX4 and MAFA, we investigated their expression in normal and diseased human islets, using validated antibodies.
256 24013263 We found that MAFA, detected in 88.3±6.3% insulin(+)cells as in the mouse, turned out to be also expressed in 61.2±6.4% of human glucagons(+) cells with less intensity than in insulin(+) cells, whereas MAFB expression was found not only in the majority of glucagon(+) cells (67.2±7.6%), but also in 53.6±10.5% of human insulin(+) cells.
257 24013263 Both MAFA and PAX4 display, therefore, a distinct expression pattern in human islet cells, suggesting more potential plasticity of human islets as compared with rodent islets.
258 24013263 Both PAX4 and MAFA are expressed in a substantial proportion of normal human pancreatic alpha cells and deregulated in patients with type 2 diabetes.
259 24013263 Pax4 and MafA (v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A) are two transcription factors crucial for normal functions of islet beta cells in the mouse.
260 24013263 To better understand the biological role of human PAX4 and MAFA, we investigated their expression in normal and diseased human islets, using validated antibodies.
261 24013263 We found that MAFA, detected in 88.3±6.3% insulin(+)cells as in the mouse, turned out to be also expressed in 61.2±6.4% of human glucagons(+) cells with less intensity than in insulin(+) cells, whereas MAFB expression was found not only in the majority of glucagon(+) cells (67.2±7.6%), but also in 53.6±10.5% of human insulin(+) cells.
262 24013263 Both MAFA and PAX4 display, therefore, a distinct expression pattern in human islet cells, suggesting more potential plasticity of human islets as compared with rodent islets.