Loss of Nix in Pdx1-deficient mice prevents apoptotic and necrotic β cell death and diabetes

Dual autonomous mitochondrial cell death pathways are activated by Nix/BNip3L and induce cardiomyopathy

(2010) Y. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Targeting cyclophilin D and the mitochondrial permeability transition enhances  -cell survival and prevents diabetes in Pdx1 deficiency

(2010) K. Fujimoto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Role of BNIP3 and NIX in cell death, autophagy and mitophagy

(2009) J Zhang et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

MicroRNA-133a Protects Against Myocardial Fibrosis and Modulates Electrical Repolarization Without Affecting Hypertrophy in Pressure-Overloaded Adult Hearts

(2009) Scot J. Matkovich et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Autophagy Regulates Pancreatic Beta Cell Death in Response to Pdx1 Deficiency and Nutrient Deprivation

(2009) Kei Fujimoto et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

pdx-1 function is specifically required in embryonic β cells to generate appropriate numbers of endocrine cell types and maintain glucose homeostasis

(2008) Maureen Gannon et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Genome-Wide Linkage and Admixture Mapping of Type 2 Diabetes in African American Families From the American Diabetes Association GENNID (Genetics of NIDDM) Study Cohort

(2008) S. C. Elbein et al.   DIABETES

Essential role for Nix in autophagic maturation of erythroid cells

(2008) Hector Sandoval et al.   NATURE