Decreased Expression of Cilia Genes in Pancreatic Islets as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes in Mice and Humans

Oliver Kluth, Mandy Stadion, Pascal Gottmann, Heja Aga, Markus Jähnert, Stephan Scherneck, Heike Vogel, Ulrika Krus, Anett Seelig, Charlotte Ling, Jantje Gerdes, Annette Schürmann

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Abstract

Kluth et al. identify a significant enrichment of cilia-annotated genes that are differentially expressed in pancreatic islets of obese mice. Many of the genes were also linked to human T2D, suggesting that dysregulation of cilia-associated genes may participate in T2D risk.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3027-3036.e3
JournalCell Reports
Volume26
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Medical Genetics and Genomics (including Gene Therapy)
  • Endocrinology and Diabetes

Free keywords

  • beta-cell proliferation
  • cilia genes
  • human pancreatic islets
  • islet transcriptomics
  • New Zealand Obese mouse
  • pathway enrichment analysis
  • primary cilia
  • type 2 diabetes

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