Defective pancreatic beta-cell glycolytic signaling in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha-deficient mice.
Authors:Dukes ID, Sreenan S, Roe MW, Levisetti M, Zhou YP, Ostrega D, Bell GI, Pontoglio M, Yaniv M, Philipson L, Polonsky KS
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:9733737
'Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha) gene cause maturity onset diabetes of the young type 3, a form of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In mice lacking the HNF-1alpha gene, insulin secretion and intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) responses were impaired following stimulation with nutrient secretagogues such as glucose and glyceraldehyde but ... More