Proinsulin: Recent observations and controversies

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Abstract

Proinsulin has generally been regarded as an inert precursor to insulin. However, over the past few years, proinsulin has established itself as a useful research tool for understanding how cells synthesize and secrete peptide hormones. Last year, proinsulin attracted renewed interest for its role as the precursor to C peptide, which may prove useful in the treatment of patients suffering from insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. This mini-review focuses on three aspects of proinsulin, each of which attracted attention in 1997. These three aspects illustrate how this peptide hormone precursor may yet prove to be more important than its primary role as a prohormone, with only one bioactive product, would suggest.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)696-702
Number of pages7
JournalCellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Volume54
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • C peptide
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Posttranslational processing
  • Proinsulin
  • Protein sorting
  • Secretory granule

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology

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