CELL POPULATIONS, METHODS OF TRANSDIFFERENTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides methods for the sequential and temporally-regulated administration of pancreatic transcription factors to induce non-pancreatic cells to transdifferentiate and mature along the pancreatic &bgr;-cell lineage. The present invention also provides methods for identifying, isolating and enriching transdifferentiation predisposed cells and methods for treating a degenerative pancreatic disorder such as diabetes.