Direct cell reprogramming: approaches, mechanisms and progress

H Wang, Y Yang, J Liu, L Qian - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
The reprogramming of somatic cells with defined factors, which converts cells from one
lineage into cells of another, has greatly reshaped our traditional views on cell identity and …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes, obesity, metabolism, and SARS-CoV-2 infection: the end of the beginning

DJ Drucker - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
The increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors in people
hospitalized with severe COVID-19 illness has engendered considerable interest in the …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptome profiling of human pancreatic islets in health and type 2 diabetes

Å Segerstolpe, A Palasantza, P Eliasson… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Hormone-secreting cells within pancreatic islets of Langerhans play important roles in
metabolic homeostasis and disease. However, their transcriptional characterization is still …

SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Type 2 (ACE2) Is Expressed in Human Pancreatic β-Cells and in the Human Pancreas Microvasculature

D Fignani, G Licata, N Brusco, L Nigi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence demonstrated that the expression of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme
type 2 (ACE2) is a necessary step for SARS-CoV-2 infection permissiveness. In light of the …

[HTML][HTML] RNA sequencing of single human islet cells reveals type 2 diabetes genes

Y **n, J Kim, H Okamoto, M Ni, Y Wei, C Adler… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Pancreatic islet cells are critical for maintaining normal blood glucose levels, and their
malfunction underlies diabetes development and progression. We used single-cell RNA …

β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes: postulated mechanisms and prospects for prevention and treatment

PA Halban, KS Polonsky, DW Bowden… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVE: This article examines the foundation of β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes (T2D)
and suggests areas for future research on the underlying mechanisms that may lead to …

Single-cell transcriptomes identify human islet cell signatures and reveal cell-type–specific expression changes in type 2 diabetes

N Lawlor, J George, M Bolisetty, R Kursawe… - Genome …, 2017 - genome.cshlp.org
Blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by the coordinated action of at least four cell types
constituting pancreatic islets. Changes in the proportion and/or function of these cells are …

Single-cell transcriptomics of the human endocrine pancreas

YJ Wang, J Schug, KJ Won, C Liu, A Naji… - Diabetes, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Human pancreatic islets consist of multiple endocrine cell types. To facilitate the detection of
rare cellular states and uncover population heterogeneity, we performed single-cell RNA …

Fox transcription factors: from development to disease

ML Golson, KH Kaestner - Development, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Forkhead box (Fox) transcription factors are evolutionarily conserved in organisms ranging
from yeast to humans. They regulate diverse biological processes both during development …

Global genomic and transcriptomic analysis of human pancreatic islets reveals novel genes influencing glucose metabolism

J Fadista, P Vikman, EO Laakso… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Genetic variation can modulate gene expression, and thereby phenotypic variation and
susceptibility to complex diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). Here we harnessed the …