Abstract
Pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells proliferate and transiently express the bHLH transcription factor Ngn3. In recent issues of Developmental Cell, Azzarelli et al. (2017) and Krentz et al. (2017) demonstrate how CDK phosphorylation of Ngn3 governs the switch between their renewal and differentiation. Lengthening the cell cycle allows Ngn3 accumulation, outpacing phosphorylation-induced degradation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 223-225 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Developmental cell |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 8 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology