Isolation and characterization of a tumor-derived human pancreastatin-related protein

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1989 Oct 16;164(1):141-8. doi: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)91694-x.

Abstract

A protein with pancreastatin-like immunoreactivity has been isolated and purified from liver metastasis of a patient with insulinoma. NH2-terminal sequence analysis in conjunction with the use of antibodies specific for the C-terminal structure of pancreastatin identified this protein as a 186-amino acid residue protein corresponding to human chromogranin A-116-301. Using a sensitive radioimmunoassay it was found that serum from the patient with insulinoma contains two peptide species; one comigrates with the 186-amino acid residue pancreastatin and the other the 48-residue pancreastatin.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Chromogranin A
  • Chromogranins / analysis
  • Chromogranins / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Insulinoma / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Pancreatic Hormones / isolation & purification*
  • Peptide Fragments / analysis
  • Peptide Fragments / isolation & purification*
  • Radioimmunoassay

Substances

  • Chromogranin A
  • Chromogranins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Pancreatic Hormones
  • Peptide Fragments
  • pancreastatin
  • chromogranin A (116-301) protein, human