Functional peroxisomes are required for β-cell integrity in mice

Objectives: Peroxisomes play a crucial role in lipid and reactive oxygen species metabolism, but their importance for pancreatic β-cell functioning is presently unknown. To examine the contribution of peroxisomal metabolism to β-cell homeostasis in mice, we inactivated PEX5, the import receptor for...

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Main Authors: Ritesh Kumar Baboota, Abhijit Babaji Shinde, Katleen Lemaire, Marc Fransen, Stefan Vinckier, Paul P. Van Veldhoven, Frans Schuit, Myriam Baes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877818311153