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SUBMITTER: Ezzat S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4005358 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ezzat Shereen S Zheng Lei L Florez Jose C JC Stefan Norbert N Mayr Thomas T Hliang Maw Maw MM Jablonski Kathleen K Harden Maegan M Stančáková Alena A Laakso Markku M Haring Hans-Ulrich HU Ullrich Axel A Asa Sylvia L SL
Cell metabolism 20130601 6
The fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4)-R388 single-nucleotide polymorphism has been associated with cancer risk and prognosis. Here we show that the FGFR4-R388 allele yields a receptor variant that preferentially promotes STAT3/5 signaling. This STAT activation transcriptionally induces Grb14 in pancreatic endocrine cells to promote insulin secretion. Knockin mice with the FGFR4 variant allele develop pancreatic islets that secrete more insulin, a feature that is reversed through Grb14 ...[more]