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. 2016 Jun 2;7(6):e2244. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2016.150

Table 5. Examples of opposing functions of TG2 in the pancreas.

Pancreas Reports Possible causation References
Promotive effect Glucose-stimulated insulin release Different functional activity of TG2 152, 153, 154, 158, 159
  Insulin secretion induced by RA and Ca2+   155, 156
No effect Insulin secretion induced by either cAMP or the phorbol ester PMAIntraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests and insulin tolerance tests Different functional activity of TG2Different background of TG2 knockout miceBroad biological effects of TG inhibitors 157, 160