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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
Insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) is a thiol-dependent metalloendoprotease that is responsible for initiation of cellular insulin degradation. However, its exact mode of action and the factors controlling it are poorly understood. Since IDE is a metal requiring enzyme, we have examined which metal(s) is(are) endogenously associated with it. Using neutron activation analysis, we studied the metal content of a partially purified enzyme from three different tissues: rat skeletal muscle, rat liver, and human placenta. Our results indicate that zinc and manganese are associated with the enzyme with approximately 10 times more zinc as manganese being present. These results suggest that one or both of these two metals are endogenously associated with this enzyme and are a means of controlling the enzyme's activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
181
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1398-406
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of the metal associated with the insulin degrading enzyme.
pubmed:affiliation
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't