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Genetic Screen in Worms Reveals Critical Step in Insulin Synthesis: Vanderbilt University
December 05, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 5 [TNSmedicalresearch-Science Advances journal] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:

The identification of a protein important for insulin synthesis may hold clues for understanding the pathogenesis of diabetes.

Although the protein, called TRAP-alpha, was first discovered more than 30 years ago, its biological function has been unclear. The new findings, reported Dec. 4 in Science Advances, demonstrate that TRAP-alpha is requir . . .

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