Category: Current nPOD Projects

ARC, a novel beta cell survival factor in type 2 diabetes

The progression of type 2 diabetes is mediated to a large extent by the deaths of β-cells, the cells in the pancreas that synthesize and secrete insulin.  We discovered that ARC (Apoptosis Repressor with CARD), an endogenous inhibitor of cell death, is expressed at high levels in β-cells of the mouse pancreas.  Using cell culture […]