Abstract
Russell et al. showed that major histocompatibility complex class II is expressed in pancreatic β-cells by a highly accurate method called transcriptome analysis. Pancreatic β-cells might have the capacity as antigen-presenting cells.
© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes Investigation published by Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology*
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Antigen-Presenting Cells / metabolism
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / immunology*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / metabolism
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Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / immunology*
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Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / metabolism
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Humans
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Insulin-Secreting Cells / immunology*
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Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism
Substances
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Histocompatibility Antigens Class II