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ArticleCell death & disease2017

Regulator of G protein signaling 2 is a key regulator of pancreatic β-cell mass and function.

H Dong, Y Zhang, J Wang, D S Kim, H Wu, B Sjögren, W Gao, L Luttrell, H Wang

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

H DongDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Y ZhangDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
J WangDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
D S KimDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
H WuTulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
B SjögrenDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
W GaoAntagen Institute for Biomedical Research Inc., Boston, MA 02118, USA.
L LuttrellDepartment of Endocrinology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
H WangDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · USAntagen Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USMichigan State University · USQingdao Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Alpha1 Anti-trypsin Enhances Islet Autograft SurvivalR01DK105183 · NIDDK · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI WANG, HONGJUN · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Improving Islet Transplantation Outcome With Akt1R01DK081463 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WU, HONGJU · 2009 to 2013
$1.6M
Pax4-induced alpha-to-beta cell conversionR01DK107412 · NIDDK · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI WU, HONGJU · 2016 to 2018
$1.0M
A Novel Approach to Prevent Surgical Diabetes in Chronic Pancreatitis PatientsR21DK097544 · NIDDK · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI WANG, HONGJUN · 2014 to 2015
$411k
Islet and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Co-transplantation Prevents Onset of DiabetesR21DK099696 · NIDDK · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI WANG, HONGJUN · 2013 to 2014
$411k
Novel Strategies to Increase Insulin Independence after Islet AutotransplantationR03EB015744 · NIBIB · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI WANG, HONGJUN · 2013 to 2014
$147k
NIBIB NIH HHS R03 EB015744NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK081463NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK105183NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK107412NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK097544NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK099696
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic β-cell death and dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. We aimed to examine whether the regulator of G protein signaling protein 2 (RGS2), a multifunctional inhibitor of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling, impacts β-cell death and function. Metabolic phenotypes, β-cell secretory function, and glucose and insulin tolerance were measured in RGS2 knockout (RGS2

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Cell SizeAgingAnimalsApoptosisCalcium Channel BlockersCell HypoxiaCytoprotectionGene DeletionGlucoseHomeostasisInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypeCalcium Channel BlockersGlucoseInsulinRgs2 protein, mouseRGS ProteinsRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID28542139
PMCPMC5520679
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