Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Regulation of Islet Growth and Glucose Homeostasis*
Kushner J, Simpson L, Wartschow L, Guo S, Rankin M, Parsons R, White M. Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Regulation of Islet Growth and Glucose Homeostasis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 39388-39393. PMID: 16170201, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504155200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin/insulin-like growth factorWild typeIrs2 branchBeta-cell growthInsulin-like growth factorPhosphatase PTENGrowth factorFoxO1 phosphorylationBeta-cell massPTEN expressionAktPTENCascadeSmall isletsGlucose homeostasisInsulin productionGrowthIslet growthSufficient insulinPhosphatidylinositolTolerancePhosphorylationMiceSignalingHomeostasis