Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-422051
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
endoplasmic reticulum lumen, endoplasmic reticulum membrane
ReviewStatus
5/5
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Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin
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The N-terminal 23 amino acid residues are cleaved from preproghrelin by the signal peptidase complex. The products are proghrelin (94 amino acid residues) or des-acyl-Gln14 proghrelin (93 amino acid residues), depending on the variant of the mRNA that was translated.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
19280057 Ghrelin fluctuation, what determines its production?

Yin, X, Li, Y, Xu, G, An, W, Zhang, W

Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2009
18396350 Ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin and obestatin: three pieces of the same puzzle

Soares, JB, Leite-Moreira, AF

Peptides 2008
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serine-type endopeptidase activity of Signal Peptidase [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]

Physical Entity
Signal Peptidase [endoplasmic reticulum membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Activity
serine-type endopeptidase activity (GO:0004252)
Orthologous Events
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Bos taurus)
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Canis familiaris)
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Danio rerio)
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Gallus gallus)
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Mus musculus)
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Rattus norvegicus)
Cleavage of the signal peptide of Preproghrelin (Sus scrofa)
Authored
May, B  (2009-06-11)
Reviewed
Zhang, Weizhen  (2009-08-30)
Created
May, B  (2009-05-26)
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