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A large number of proteins interact with the hormone insulin as it is produced in and secreted from the beta cells of the pancreas. In this image, the interactions of TMEM24 protein (green) and insulin (red) in pancreatic beta cells are shown in yellow. More information about the research behind this image can be found in a Biomedical Beat Blog posting from November 2013.
William E. Balch, The Scripps Research Institute
Image courtesy of the Balch lab, The Scripps Research Institute
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