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Research
Latest papers
Rb and p107 are required for alpha cell survival, beta cell cycle control and glucagon-like peptide-1 action.
Diabetologia · 2014
Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein in pancreatic progenitors controls α- and β-cell fate.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2013
Erythropoietin protects against diabetes through direct effects on pancreatic beta cells.
The Journal of experimental medicine · 2010
Latest funding
- $225,000
Role of Rb family proteins in islet development and homeostasis
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
3 publications.
Rb and p107 are required for alpha cell survival, beta cell cycle control and glucagon-like peptide-1 action.
Cai EP, Luk CT, Wu X, Schroer SA, Shi SY, Sivasubramaniyam T, Brunt JJ, Zacksenhaus E, Woo M
Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein in pancreatic progenitors controls α- and β-cell fate.
Cai EP, Wu X, Schroer SA, Elia AJ, Nostro MC, Zacksenhaus E, Woo M
Erythropoietin protects against diabetes through direct effects on pancreatic beta cells.
Choi D, Schroer SA, Lu SY, Wang L, Wu X, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Gaisano HY, Wagner KU, Wu H, Retnakaran R, Woo M
Role of Rb family proteins in islet development and homeostasis
Principal investigators: Woo, Minna N; Wu, Xiaohong
Keywords: Apoptosis; Beta Cells; Cell Cycle; Cre-Loxp; Diabetes Mellitus; Insulin; Islet Biology; Islet Regeneration; Knockout Mice; Rb
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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- Medicine
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
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