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SUBMITTER: Li X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892615 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Xin X Itani Omar A OA Haataja Leena L Dumas Kathleen J KJ Yang Jing J Cha Jeeyeon J Flibotte Stephane S Shih Hung-Jen HJ Delaney Colin E CE Xu Jialu J Qi Ling L Arvan Peter P Liu Ming M Hu Patrick J PJ
Science advances 20191204 12
The mechanistic basis for the biogenesis of peptide hormones and growth factors is poorly understood. Here, we show that the conserved endoplasmic reticulum membrane translocon-associated protein α (TRAPα), also known as signal sequence receptor 1, plays a critical role in the biosynthesis of insulin. Genetic analysis in the nematode <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> and biochemical studies in pancreatic β cells reveal that TRAPα deletion impairs preproinsulin translocation while unexpectedly disrup ...[more]