Evidence from oyster suggests an ancient role for Pdx in regulating insulin gene expression in animals
In vertebrates insulin is a direct transcriptional target of Pdx: the same is true in Pacific oysters and the authors show insulin-related gene, cgILP, is co-expressed with cgPdx in oyster digestive tissue, showing this gene interaction dates back to the origin of Bilateria.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23216-7 |