Insufficient insulin secretion is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes and has been attributed to beta cell identity loss characterized by a decreased expression of several key beta cell genes. The pro-inflammatory factor BMP-2 is upregulated in islets of Langerhans from diabetic individuals and acts as an...
Investigates the effect of shRNA knock-down of JNK1, JNK2, JNK3 in INS-1 insulin producing cells compared to untransfected INS-1 cells before and after treatment with IL-1beta for 45 min and 6 h.
