Publication Date:
2015-04-09
Description:
Article Diabetes can be caused by viral infections in humans and some inbred mice, suggesting genetic predisposition. Here the authors show that mutations in Tyk2 gene underlie susceptibility to virus-induced diabetes in mice, due to Tyk2 requirement for antiviral response in insulin-producing cells. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms7748 Authors: Kenichi Izumi, Keiichiro Mine, Yoshitaka Inoue, Miho Teshima, Shuichiro Ogawa, Yuji Kai, Toshinobu Kurafuji, Kanako Hirakawa, Daiki Miyakawa, Haruka Ikeda, Akari Inada, Manami Hara, Hisakata Yamada, Koichi Akashi, Yoshiyuki Niho, Keisuke Ina, Takashi Kobayashi, Yasunobu Yoshikai, Keizo Anzai, Teruo Yamashita, Hiroko Minagawa, Shuji Fujimoto, Hironori Kurisaki, Kazuya Shimoda, Hitoshi Katsuta, Seiho Nagafuchi
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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