proinsulin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of proinsulin
Example Sentences
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"Our studies highlight that proinsulin folding is vulnerable to many of the same cellular stresses that cause beta cell failure in type 2 diabetes," said Kaufman.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
No current therapies are designed to improve proinsulin folding in order to preserve the health and function of beta cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Previous research has linked this decline to the misfolding of proinsulin, the precursor protein cells use to make insulin.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Reintroducing the protein improved the cells' ability to fold and transport proinsulin while reducing the accumulation of improperly folded copies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Wheeler's colleagues in Brazil inserted a segment of human DNA coding for proinsulin -- the protein precursor of the active form of insulin -- into cell nuclei of 10 cow embryos.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
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