Loss of the transcription factor MAFB limits β-cell derivation from human PSCs

The MAF bZIP transcription factor B (MAFB) is present in postnatal human beta cells but its role is unclear. Here, the authors show that MAFB regulates endocrine pancreatic cell fate specification.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ronan Russell, Phichitpol P. Carnese, Thomas G. Hennings, Emily M. Walker, Holger A. Russ, Jennifer S. Liu, Simone Giacometti, Roland Stein, Matthias Hebrok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16550-9