Insulin secretion regulates glucose homeostasis and its dysregulation causes type 2 diabetes. Short noncoding microRNAs have now been shown to control exocytosis, the final event in insulin secretion. This discovery opens potential perspectives for diabetes therapy.
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Gauthier, B., Wollheim, C. MicroRNAs: 'ribo-regulators' of glucose homeostasis. Nat Med 12, 36–38 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0106-36
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