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  • Kavaler, S.; Morinaga, H.; Jih, A.; Fan, W.; Hedlund, M.; Varki, A.; Kim, J.J.
    Pancreatic {beta}-cell failure in obese mice with human-like CMP-Neu5Ac hydroxylase deficiency (2011), FASEB J., 25, 1887-1893.
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Mus musculus
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
CMAH
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Mus musculus
CMP-Neu5Ac hydroxylase
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Mus musculus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
malfunction mice bearing a human-like deletion of the Cmah gene exhibit fasting hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance following a high-fat diet. This phenotype is caused by compromised pancreatic beta-cell function associated with a 65% decrease in islet size and area and 50% decrease in islet number. Obese Cmah-null mice also show an 40% reduction in response to insulin secretagogues in vivo Mus musculus