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Human serum proinsulin
F. Melani, … , A. H. Rubenstein, D. F. Steiner
F. Melani, … , A. H. Rubenstein, D. F. Steiner
Published March 1, 1970
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1970;49(3):497-507. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106259.
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Human serum proinsulin

Abstract

Gel filtration of human serum extracts on Bio-Gel P-30 columns produced two peaks of material reactive with insulin antisera. The earlier eluting fraction appeared at the elution position of proinsulin (serum proinsulin-like component, PLC) while the second fraction corresponded in elution volume to insulin. In assays using porcine insulin-131I and an antiserum against porcine insulin, human pancreatic proinsulin was less reactive than human insulin. Serial dilutions of the serum PLC in the immunoassay showed immunological identity with the human proinsulin standard. Partial tryptic digestion of the serum PLC yielded products with increased immunological reactivity as estimated with insulin as the standard. With larger amounts of trypsin, all the serum PLC was converted to insulin-like components (desthreonine and desoctapeptide insulin). On the basis of these results we conclude that the earlier eluting fraction of human serum extracts is proinsulin.

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F. Melani, A. H. Rubenstein, D. F. Steiner

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