Article
[The molecular mechanism of insulin biosynthesis and mutant insulin gene syndrome].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Oct 1994
Nishi M, Nanjo K
Abstract excerpt
The biosynthetic process of insulin in pancreatic beta cells consists of many steps including transcription of insulin gene to mRNA, translation of mRNA to preproinsulin, production of proinsulin by cleavage of signal peptide, and conversion of proinsulin to insulin and C-peptide. This process also includes intra-cellular trafficking (nucleus, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, secretary granule,...
Topics
- Animals
- Humans
- Insulin
- Islets of Langerhans
- Mutation
- Proinsulin
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Transcription, Genetic
