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Ubiquitin is a novel substrate for human insulin-degrading enzyme.
Journal of molecular biology - 25 Feb 2011
Ralat Luis A, Kalas Vasilios, Zheng Zhongzhou, Goldman Robert D, Sosnick Tobin R, Tang Wei-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) can degrade insulin and amyloid-β, peptides involved in diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, respectively. IDE selects its substrates based on size, charge, and flexibility. From these criteria, we predict that IDE can cleave and inactivate ubiquitin (Ub). Here, we sho...
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