Where Is C Peptide Cleaved?
The Signal Sequence Is Cleaved from the N-Terminus of the Peptide by a Signal Peptidase, Leaving Proinsulin Proinsulin Structure. Proinsulin Is Made up of 86...
The signal sequence is cleaved from the N-terminus of the peptide by a signal peptidase, leaving
Where is insulin cleaved in the cell?
Insulin, a 51-amino acid peptide hormone, is cleaved from preproinsulin and subsequently from proinsulin by proteases in the secretory vesicles of pancreatic β cells (Sanger & Tuppy, 1951a, 1951b).
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How C-peptide is removed?
C-peptide is removed in the Golgi apparatus from proinsulin resulting in the formation of the mature insulin molecule with both alpha and beta chains bound together by disulfide bonds.
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