β-Cell evolution: How the pancreas borrowed from the brain: The shared toolbox of genes expressed by neural and pancreatic endocrine cells may reflect their evolutionary relationship

Bioessays. 2011 Aug;33(8):582-7. doi: 10.1002/bies.201100015. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Insulin / metabolism
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / cytology*
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism
  • Islets of Langerhans / cytology*
  • Islets of Langerhans / physiology
  • Mutation
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
  • Neurons / cytology*
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Neurotransmitter Agents / metabolism
  • Phylogeny
  • Transcription Factors

Substances

  • Insulin
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Neurotransmitter Agents
  • Transcription Factors