Berke G

ORCID: 0000-0002-7822-2637 · 5 papers in corpus · active 2021-2024
2024
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-024-82077-4

The CEL-HYB1 hybrid allele of the carboxyl ester lipase (CEL) gene and its pseudogene (CELP) has been associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP). Recent work indicated that amino acid positions 488 and 548 in CEL-HYB1 determined pathogenicit…

2023
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] ·doi:10.1016/j.pan.2023.05.013

Chymotrypsin C (CTRC) is a digestive serine protease produced by the pancreas that regulates intrapancreatic trypsin activity and provides a defensive mechanism against chronic pancreatitis (CP). CTRC exerts its protective effect by promoti…

2022
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0276397

IntroductionCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) plays a central role in pancreatic ductal fluid secretion by mediating Cl- and HCO3- ion transport across the apical membrane. Severe CFTR mutations that diminish chlori…

2022
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0268859

The digestive protease chymotrypsin C (CTRC) protects the pancreas against pancreatitis by degrading potentially harmful trypsinogen. Loss-of-function genetic variants in CTRC increase risk for chronic pancreatitis (CP) with variable effect…

2021
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] ·doi:10.1016/j.pan.2021.08.012

The calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) is expressed in the pancreas where it might regulate calcium concentrations in pancreatic secretions. Two independent studies reported conflicting results claiming that commonly occurring missense variant…