ea0022s25.2 | Non-classical responses to hormones | ECE2010
Soriano Sergi
, Ropero Ana
, Alonso-Magdalena Paloma
, Ripoll Cristina
, Fuentes Esther
, Quesada Ivan
, Gassner Birgit
, Kuhn Michaela
, Gustafsson Jan-Ake
, Nadal Angel
The estrogen receptors ERα and ERβ are currently considered important molecules in glucose and lipid metabolism, although their specific roles in pancreatic β-cells are still greatly unknown.The function of pancreatic β-cells is the biosynthesis and release of insulin, the only hormone able to decrease blood glucose levels. It has been recently described that ERα plays an essential role in the regulation of insulin biosynthesis b...