Structure and Biosynthesis of Pro-Adrenocorticotropin/Endorphin and Related Peptides*

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1980
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Abstract
THIS REVIEW will deal with the biosynthesis of many of the members of the ACTH/lipotropin (LPH) family of peptides (Fig. 1). Peptides in this family fall into two groups: peptides related to ACTH include α-melanotropin (αMSH) and corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP); peptides related to βLPH include γLPH, βMSH, and β-endorphin. In several species ACTH and βLPH each contain an identical heptapeptide segment located in the region of the molecule that is responsible for melanotropic bioactivity (1, 2). In this review we have taken a somewhat historical approach, and will therefore begin with a discussion of the biosynthesis of ACTH and the characterization of biosynthetic precursors to ACTH. When this work began, βLPH, γLPH, and βMSH were well-characterized pituitary peptides, but the opioid peptides (and β-endorphin in particular) had not yet been identified (3–5). Studies on the biosynthesis of ACTH were heavily influenced by prior work defining the biosynthetic pathways for insulin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) (9, 10). By describing the reasoning and experimental approaches that were helpful in investigating ACTH biosynthesis we hope to provide information that may be useful in studying the biosynthesis of some of the many small bioactive peptides of the brain and gut.
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Authors Betty Eipper, Richard E. Mains
Journal endocrine reviews
Year 1980
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10.1210/edrv-1-1-1
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https://doi.org/10.1210/edrv-1-1-1
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