title: From bugs to beta cells.
abstract: Certain microbes in the intestine secrete protein that stimulates the proliferation of beta cells in the pancreas during development.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Yuxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hesselson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells; D010179:Pancreas; D015027:Zebrafish
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins
keywords: beta cells; development; developmental biology; infectious disease; microbiology; microbiota; stem cells; zebrafish