Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a3 defines a subset of failing pancreatic β cells in diabetic mice

Diabetes is associated with the de-differentiation of β-cells into a more progenitor-like cell type. Here, the authors identify Aldh3 as a marker of de-differentiating β-cell in animal models of diabetes, and show Aldh3+cells have impaired insulin secretion and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ja Young Kim-Muller, Jason Fan, Young Jung R. Kim, Seung-Ah Lee, Emi Ishida, William S. Blaner, Domenico Accili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12631