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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
29
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is a mitogenic peptide that is produced in most tissues and cell lines and plays an important role in embryonic development and postnatal growth. IGF-I is initially synthesized as a prohormone precursor that is converted to mature IGF-I by endoproteolytic removal of the carboxyl-terminal E-domain. Regulation of the conversion of proIGF-I to mature IGF-I is a potential mechanism by which the biological activity of this growth factor might be modulated. Endoproteolysis of the IGF-I prohormone occurs at the unique pentabasic motif Lys-X-X-Lys-X-X-Arg71-X-X-Arg-X-X-Arg. Recently, a family of enzymes which cleave prohormone precursors at sites containing multiple basic residues has been discovered. The goals of this study were 1) to determine which basic residues in the pentabasic proIGF-I processing site were necessary for proper cleavage and 2) to examine the role that subtilisin-related proprotein convertase 1 (SPC1/furin) might play in proIGF-I processing. We have shown that an expression vector coding for an epitope-tagged proIGF-I directs synthesis and secretion of mature IGF-I-(1-70), extended IGF-I-(1-76), proIGF-I, and N-glycosylated proIGF-I in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Extended IGF-I-(1-76) is produced by cleavage at Arg77 and requires both Arg74 (P4) and Arg77 (P1). Cleavage at Arg77 does not occur in the SPC1-deficient cell lines RPE.40 and LoVo, suggesting that processing at this site is mediated by SPC1. Mature IGF-I-(1-70) is produced by cleavage at Arg71 and requires both Lys68 (P4) and Arg71 (P1). Lys65 in the P7 position is important for efficient cleavage. SPC1 is not required for processing at Arg71 since this cleavage occurs in RPE.40 and LoVo cells. These data suggest the existence of a processing enzyme which is specific for the Lys-X-X-Arg motif of proIGF-I.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17566-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutational analysis of the insulin-like growth factor I prohormone processing site.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't