The role of IRE1alpha in the degradation of insulin mRNA in pancreatic beta-cells.

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a cellular compartment for the biosynthesis and folding of newly synthesized secretory proteins such as insulin. Perturbations to ER homeostasis cause ER stress and subsequently activate cell signaling pathways, collectively known as the Unfolded Protein Response (U...

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Main Authors: Kathryn L Lipson, Rajarshi Ghosh, Fumihiko Urano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2241665?pdf=render