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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetologia. 2016 May 7;59(8):1579–1593. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-3967-7

Effects of CDKN2A/B-related proteins on metabolic tissues
Tissue Protein Effects

Islets p16INK4A Restricts beta cell proliferation in ageing, restricts beta cell regeneration, mediates overnutrition-related senescence, reduces insulin secretory function
CDK4 Required for postnatal beta cell mass expansion
Cyclin D1, D2 Required for postnatal beta cell mass expansion
Adipose p15INK4B Inhibits adipocyte differentiation
p16INK4A Modulates adipose macrophage activation and polarisation
CDK4 Promotes adipocyte differentiation
Liver p16INK4A Restrains hepatic gluconeogenesis
Cyclin D1/CDK4 Regulates fasted–fed transition
Muscle CDK4 Impacts mitochondrial oxidative metabolism via E2F1