Mechanism of insulin chain combination. Asymmetric roles of A-chain alpha-helices in disulfide pairing
Hua, Q.X., Chu, Y.C., Jia, W., Phillips, N.F., Wang, R.Y., Katsoyannis, P.G., Weiss, M.A.(2002) J Biol Chem 277: 43443-43453
- PubMed: 12196530 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M206107200
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1LKQ - PubMed Abstract: 
The A and B chains of insulin combine to form native disulfide bridges without detectable isomers. The fidelity of chain combination thus recapitulates the folding of proinsulin, a precursor protein in which the two chains are tethered by a disordered co ...