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ArticlePloS one2018

Atypical E2f functions are critical for pancreas polyploidization.

Ramadhan B Matondo, Eva Moreno, Mathilda J M Toussaint, Peter C J Tooten, Saskia C van Essen, Elsbeth A van Liere, Sameh A Youssef, Laura Bongiovanni, Alain de Bruin

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ramadhan B MatondoDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5529-100X
Eva MorenoDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Mathilda J M ToussaintDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Peter C J TootenDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Saskia C van EssenDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Elsbeth A van LiereDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Sameh A YoussefDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Laura BongiovanniDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Alain de BruinDepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Utrecht University · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of polyploid cells in the endocrine and exocrine pancreas has been reported for four decades. In rodents, pancreatic polyploidization is initiated after weaning and the number of polyploid cells increases with age. Surprisingly the molecular regulators and biological functions of polyploidization in the pancreas are still unknown. We discovered that atypical E2f activity is essential for polyploidization in the pancreas, using an inducible Cre/LoxP approach in new-born mice to delete ubiquitously the atypical E2f transcription factors, E2f7 and E2f8. In contrast to its critical role in embryonic survival, conditional deletion of both of both atypical E2fs in newborn mice had no impact on postnatal survival and mice lived until old age. However, deficiency of E2f7 or E2f8 alone was sufficient to suppress polyploidization in the pancreas and associated with only a minor decrease in blood serum levels of glucose, insulin, amylase and lipase under 4 hours starvation condition compared to wildtype littermates. In mice with fewer pancreatic polyploid cells that were fed ad libitum, no major impact on hormones or enzymes levels was observed. In summary, we identified atypical E2fs to be essential for polyploidization in the pancreas and discovered that postnatal induced loss of both atypical E2fs in many organs is compatible with life until old age.

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PolyploidyAmylasesAnimalsBlood GlucoseE2F Transcription FactorsGrowthInsulinLipaseMicePancreasSurvival AnalysisAmylasesBlood GlucoseE2F Transcription FactorsInsulinLipase

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PMID29329320
PMCPMC5766144
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