Science Translational Medicine
Loss of function of ALDH3B2 transdifferentiates human pancreatic duct cells into β-like cells
Replenishment of pancreatic β cells is key to a cure for diabetes. β cell regeneration is achieved predominantly by self-replication, especially in rodents, but it was also shown that pancreatic duct cells can transdifferentiate into β cells. How pancreatic duct cells are transdifferentiated and whether we can manipulate transdifferentiation to replenish β cell mass are not well understood. Using a genome-wide clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) screen, we found that the loss of funct …