ER stress as a trigger for beta-cell dysfunction and autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes

Abstract

Comment on: Tersey SA, Nishiki Y, Templin AT, Cabrera SM, Stull ND, Colvin SC, Evans-Molina C, Rickus JL, Maier B, Mirmira RG. Islet β-cell endoplasmic reticulum stress precedes the onset of type 1 diabetes in the nonobese diabetic mouse model. Diabetes. 2012 Apr;61(4):818-27