Abstract
Phenotypic plasticity is a phenomenon that describes the occurrence of 2 or more distinct phenotypes under diverse conditions. This article discusses the work carried out over the past few years in understanding the potential of human pancreatic islet-derived progenitors for cell replacement therapy in diabetes. The phenotypic plasticity exhibited by pancreatic progenitors during reversible epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and possible role of microRNAs in regulation of this process is also presented herein.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 523-528 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Biosciences |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |