page_title: Pancreatic progenitor cell
hierarchical_section_title: Pancreatic progenitor cell
caption_attribution_description: English: Pathway showing lineage of Pancreatic Progenitor Cells
context_page_description: Pancreatic progenitor cells are multipotent stem cells originating from the developing fore-gut endoderm which have the ability to differentiate into the lineage specific progenitors responsible for the developing pancreas.
  They give rise to both the endocrine and exocrine cells. Exocrine cells constitute the acinar cells and the ductal cells. The endocrine cells constitute the beta cells which make insulin, alpha cells which secrete glucagon, delta cells which secrete somatostatin and the PP-cells which secrete pancreatic polypeptide.
  Pancreatic progenitor cells have been shown to arise from cells originating from the developing foregut during mammalian development. It has been seen in the developing embryo at stages E9.0 to E9.5 that there are a cluster of cells which give rise to the pancreas. These clusters have been characterized to show multipotent properties.
context_section_description: Pancreatic progenitor cells are multipotent stem cells originating from the developing fore-gut endoderm which have the ability to differentiate into the lineage specific progenitors responsible for the developing pancreas.
  They give rise to both the endocrine and exocrine cells. Exocrine cells constitute the acinar cells and the ductal cells. The endocrine cells constitute the beta cells which make insulin, alpha cells which secrete glucagon, delta cells which secrete somatostatin and the PP-cells which secrete pancreatic polypeptide.
  Pancreatic progenitor cells have been shown to arise from cells originating from the developing foregut during mammalian development. It has been seen in the developing embryo at stages E9.0 to E9.5 that there are a cluster of cells which give rise to the pancreas. These clusters have been characterized to show multipotent properties.
caption: The development and differentiation of the pancreatic progenitor cell. Note the changing expression pattern of markers
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