Redox regulation of insulin degradation by insulin-degrading enzyme.

Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a thiol sensitive peptidase that degrades insulin and amyloid β, and has been linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease. We examined the thiol sensitivity of IDE using S-nitrosoglutathione, reduced glutathione, and oxidized glutathione to disti...

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Main Authors: Crystal M Cordes, Robert G Bennett, Gerri L Siford, Frederick G Hamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3063182?pdf=render