Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
Proper folding is a crucial step for the trafficking of proteins through the secretory pathway. We hypothesized that the secretory granules of endocrine cells provide optimal folding conditions of prohormone precursors for cleavage. Here, using circular dichroism and in vitro processing on purified prourotensin II (ProUII), we show that the precursor undergoes pH- and Ca(2+)-dependent conformational and stability changes. ProUII has a stable tertiary structure at pH 5.5 in presence of Ca(2+) and is correctly cleaved in these conditions by prohormone convertases. Taken together, our results support the notion that precursors may need to be optimally folded in the lumen of secretory granules for their processing.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1873-3468
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
585
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1910-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of Ca2+ and pH on the folding of the prourotensin II precursor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't