Single-Cell RNA-seq Reveals a Subpopulation of Cells Underlying β Cell Expansion in the Postnatal Islets
Jingli A. Zhang, Chunyan Gu, Derek K. Smith, Monica Kong-Beltran, Noelyn M. Kljavin, Hai Ngu, Rowena Suriben, Jeremy Stinson, Zora D. Modrusan, Andrew S. Peterson
The paper identifies a proliferative progenitor-like cell subpopulation in postnatal mouse islets that drives β cell expansion through Notch pathway activity.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2018 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology