Title:Micro RNA: An Epigenetic Regulator of Type 2 Diabetes
Volume: 3
Issue: 2
Author(s): Vinitha Kadamkode and Gautam Banerjee
Affiliation:
Keywords:
β cell, biomarker, ER stress, insulin resistivity.
Abstract: Type 2 Diabetes is a complex disease with multifactorial pathogenesis. The interplay between genes and lifestyle
changes complicates the etiology of the disease. In spite of growing number of attempts to unravel the mechanism of
this metabolic disease, the molecular nature of type 2 Diabetes is not fully understood. The discovery of a new class of
non-coding RNAs, micro RNAs and their role in regulation of gene expression have paved the way for better understanding
of disease pathogenesis. Increasing number of evidences suggest crucial role of miRNAs in insulin resistance and β
cell dysfunction, which are the two main features of type 2 Diabetes. This review summarizes the role of miRNA in elicitation
and progression of type 2 Diabetes.
