BefA {90000317} Record Keys Parent:[ ] Definition:BefA Queue:[ ] Details Initialisation date:[ ] Specification: [ ]Source: [ ] Meta Information Structural Type:[ ] Functional Type:[ ] Function:[ ] Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] [#Diabetes Type 1] - Particular bacterial protein BefA, which is found in rodent and human gut microbes, can help restore insulin production - BefA-related sequences uncovered homologs in a handful of bacteria of the #Enterobacteriaceae family commonly found in healthy mammalian microbiomes after birth, when β cells normally undergo substantial expansion. - BefA could induce proliferation directly in primary islet cultures from both hosts (Zebrafish and mouse). - The BefA-containing #Enterobacteriaceae bacteria are abundant colonizers of the healthy infant gut during peak neonatal β cell expansion.References Notes[ ]
