title: GABA signaling: A route to new pancreatic β cells.
abstract: An ability to convert between pancreatic islet cell types may provide a new approach to replace insulin-secreting β cells destroyed by autoimmune attack in Type 1 diabetes. Two papers, which have recently appeared in Cell, describe how this might be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.
authors.forename: Guy A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rutter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells; D015398:Signal Transduction; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid