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Equilibrium folding of porcine insulin precursor in the presence of redox buffer: implications for the common intermediates shared by its unfolding/ refolding processes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18991774     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We use the procedure established for 'disulfide stability analysis in redox system' to investigate the unfolding process of porcine insulin precursor (PIP). Six major unfolding intermediates have been captured, in which four contain two disulfides, two contain one disulfide. Based on the characterization and analysis of the intermediates an unfolding pathway has been proposed, by which the native PIP unfolded through in turn 2SS and 1SS intermediates into fully reduced form. Besides, the comparison of the intermediates captured in PIP unfolding process with those intermediates captured in its refolding process revealed that some intermediates captured during both unfolding/refolding processes of PIP have identical disulfide pairing pattern, from which we suggest that the unfolding/refolding processes of PIP share some common intermediates but flow in the opposite direction.
Authors:
Jie Zhao; Qi-Long Huang; Yue-Hua Tang; Zhan-Yun Guo; Zhi-Song Qiao; Gen-Jun Xu; You-Min Feng
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Protein and peptide letters     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0929-8665     ISO Abbreviation:  Protein Pept. Lett.     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-10     Completed Date:  2008-12-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9441434     Medline TA:  Protein Pept Lett     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  972-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
College of Life Science, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Buffers
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Glutathione
Glutathione Disulfide
Mass Spectrometry
Oxidation-Reduction
Proinsulin / chemistry*,  isolation & purification
Protein Conformation
Protein Denaturation
Protein Folding*
Recombinant Proteins / chemistry,  isolation & purification
Swine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Buffers; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 27025-41-8/Glutathione Disulfide; 70-18-8/Glutathione; 9035-68-1/Proinsulin

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