Insulin-Degrading Enzyme in a Human Colon Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (Caco-2)
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pharmaceutical Research
- Vol. 12 (4) , 513-517
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1016241610649
Abstract
The activity of insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), a thiol metalloprotease degrading insulin in many insulin target cells, was determined in human colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cells. Insulin-degrading activity was localized in the cytosol of Caco-2 cells, accounting for 88% of total activity. Western blots and immunoprecipitation showed that IDE was present in the cytosol of Caco-2 cells and contributed to more than 93% cytosolic insulin-degrading activity. Cytosolic insulin degradation was strongly inhibited by IDE inhibitors, including N-ethylmaleimide, 1,10-phenanthroline, p-chloromericuribenzoate, and EDTA, but was not significantly or not as extensively inhibited by strong inhibitors of proteasome, i.e., chymostatin, soybean trypsin inhibitor, leupeptin, and Dip-F. These results suggest that IDE is present in Caco-2 cells, that Caco-2 IDE has properties similar to those of its counterparts in insulin-target tissues, and that it significantly contributes to intracellular insulin degradation.Keywords
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