4S-Hydroxylation of Insulin at ProB28 Accelerates Hexamer Dissociation and Delays Fibrillation.
Lieblich, S.A., Fang, K.Y., Cahn, J.K.B., Rawson, J., LeBon, J., Ku, H.T., Tirrell, D.A.(2017) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139: 8384-8387
- PubMed: 28598606 
- DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b00794
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- PubMed Abstract: 
Daily injections of insulin provide lifesaving benefits to millions of diabetics. But currently available prandial insulins are suboptimal: The onset of action is delayed by slow dissociation of the insulin hexamer in the subcutaneous space, and insu ...