Can Insulin Production Suppress β Cell Growth?

De Vas, Matias; Ferrer, Jorge · Cell Metab · 2016

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Abstract

While insulin has mitogenic effects in many cell types, its effects on β cells remain elusive. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Szabat et al. (2015) genetically block insulin production in adult β cells and show that this leads to a relief of ER stress, AKT activation, and increased β cell proliferation.

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