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ReviewTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM2011

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and pancreatic β-cell death.

Sonya G Fonseca, Jesper Gromada, Fumihiko Urano

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Review in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 248 papers.

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248 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sonya G FonsecaCardiovascular and Metabolism Disease Area, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jesper Gromada
Fumihiko Urano

Funding

PILOT AND FEASIBILITY PROGRAMP30DK032520 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI CZECH, MICHAEL P · 1986 to 2010
$14.6M
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS AND DIABETESR01DK067493 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI URANO, FUMIHIKO · 2005 to 2013
$2.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS 5 P30 DK32520NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK067493NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK067493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In pancreatic β-cells, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important cellular compartment for insulin biosynthesis, which accounts for half of the total protein production in these cells. Protein flux through the ER must be carefully monitored to prevent dysregulation of ER homeostasis and stress. ER stress elicits a signaling cascade known as the unfolded protein response (UPR), which influences both life and death decisions in cells. β-cell loss is a pathological component of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and recent findings suggest that ER stress is involved. In this review, we address the transition from the physiological ER stress response to the pathological response, and explore the mechanisms of ER stress-mediated β-cell loss during the progression of diabetes.

Indexed as

Stress, PhysiologicalAnimalsCell DeathDiabetes MellitusDisease ProgressionEndoplasmic ReticulumHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsMolecular Targeted TherapyOxidative StressProtein BiosynthesisUnfolded Protein Response

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PMID21458293
PMCPMC3130122

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