Cysteine 904 is required for maximal insulin degrading enzyme activity and polyanion activation.

Cysteine residues in insulin degrading enzyme have been reported as non-critical for its activity. We found that converting the twelve cysteine residues in rat insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) to serines resulted in a cysteine-free form of the enzyme with reduced activity and decreased activation by p...

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Main Authors: Eun Suk Song, Manana Melikishvili, Michael G Fried, Maria A Juliano, Luiz Juliano, David W Rodgers, Louis B Hersh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3471918?pdf=render