title: Focus on molecules: proinsulin in the eye: precursor or pioneer?
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-9257, USA. natalia.vergara@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: M Natalia
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.forename: Enrique J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: de la Rosa
authors.forename: M Valeria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Canto-Soler
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology; D011384:Proinsulin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D011384:Proinsulin