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Proinsulin processing in the rat insulinoma cell line INS after overexpression of the endoproteases PC2 or PC3 by recombinant adenovirus

Jean-Claude IRMINGER, Katharina MEYER, Philippe HALBAN
Biochemical Journal Nov 15, 1996, 320 (1) 11-15; DOI: 10.1042/bj3200011
Jean-Claude IRMINGER
Laboratoires de Recherche Louis Jeantet, University of Geneva Medical Center, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Katharina MEYER
Laboratoires de Recherche Louis Jeantet, University of Geneva Medical Center, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Philippe HALBAN
Laboratoires de Recherche Louis Jeantet, University of Geneva Medical Center, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Abstract

Proinsulin is converted to insulin by the two endoproteases PC2 and PC3. For complete conversion to insulin, cleavage must occur at both the B-chain/C-peptide and C-peptide/A-chain junctions of proinsulin. Studies in vitro have shown the specificity of PC3 for the B-chain/C-peptide junction and that of PC2 for the C-peptide/A-chain junction. In contrast, studies in vivo have suggested that the proinsulin cleavage substrate specificity of these two endoproteases might be more complex. We have now used recombinant adenovirus to overexpress PC2 or PC3 in the rat insulinoma cell line INS. These cells convert proinsulin more slowly than primary pancreatic β-cells, possibly reflecting their lower levels of PC3. Infection of INS cells with the corresponding recombinant adenovirus led to 5–10-fold and 20–40-fold increases in PC2 and PC3 expression respectively. Recombinant adenovirus is thus an effective tool for expressing proteins at high levels in slow-growing INS cells. Overexpression of either PC2 or PC3 in INS cells led to a striking acceleration of conversion of proinsulin to insulin and to a decreased accumulation of the conversion intermediate des-64.65-split proinsulin (cleaved only at the A-chain/C-peptide junction). There was no detectable accumulation of des-31.32-split proinsulin (cleaved only at the B-chain/C-peptide junction) after overexpression of either enzyme. Taken together, the data indicate that when expressed at high levels, both PC2 and PC3 seem to be able to cleave proinsulin at both its junctions in vivo.

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Jean-Claude IRMINGER, Katharina MEYER, Philippe HALBAN
Biochemical Journal Nov 1996, 320 (1) 11-15; DOI: 10.1042/bj3200011
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Proinsulin processing in the rat insulinoma cell line INS after overexpression of the endoproteases PC2 or PC3 by recombinant adenovirus
Jean-Claude IRMINGER, Katharina MEYER, Philippe HALBAN
Biochemical Journal Nov 1996, 320 (1) 11-15; DOI: 10.1042/bj3200011

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