The type 1 diabetes gene TYK2 regulates β-cell development and its responses to interferon-α
Vikash Chandra, Hazem Ibrahim, Clémentine Halliez, Rashmi B. Prasad, Federica Vecchio, Om Prakash Dwivedi, Jouni Kvist, Diego Balboa, Jonna Saarimäki‐Vire, Hossam Montaser, Tom Barsby, Väinö Lithovius, Isabella Artner, Swetha Gopalakrishnan, Leif Groop, , Timo Otonkoski
This study shows that TYK2 is critical for β-cell development by regulating KRAS and IFN responses, suggesting TYK2 inhibition as a therapeutic target for type 1 diabetes.
Nature Communications · Oct 26, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology