General Information:

Id: 11,681 (click here to show other Interactions for entry)
Diseases: Metabolic
Mus musculus
male
ACE2 KO mouse; db/db mouse
INS-1 cells
article
Reference: Shi TT et al.(2018) Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 regulates mitochondrial function in pancreatic beta-cells Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 495: 860-866 [PMID: 29128354]

Interaction Information:

Comment ACE2 overexpression promotes calcium influx and mitochondrial oxidation, causing an increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in islets.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 116149

gene/protein

ACE2

increases_activity of

process

mitochondrial oxidation

in db/db mouse islets; when ACE2 is overexpressed, causing an increase in GSIS
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