GENERATION OF DIVERSITY
GENERATION OF DIVERSITY Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ A major example of the generation of diversity is the calcitonin and calcitonin gene–related peptide (CGRP)…
REGULATION OF POLYPEPTIDE HORMONE SYNTHESIS
REGULATION OF POLYPEPTIDE HORMONE SYNTHESIS Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ Regulation of the biosynthesis of polypeptides may occur at any of the biosynthetic levels…
SECRETORY GRANULE
SECRETORY GRANULE Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ Much has been learned about the nature of polypeptide hormones and secretory granules.55,59,60 The hormones in this…
POSTTRANSLATION
POSTTRANSLATION Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ Up to the translational and cotranslational steps in the ER, all secretory, membrane, lysosome, endogenous ER, and Golgi…
TRANSLATION
TRANSLATION Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ The structure of mRNA is shown in Figure 3-10. The exons encode two major regions of the mRNA:…
RNA TRANSPORT
RNA TRANSPORT Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ Related posts: FUTURE PROSPECTS DEVELOPMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY ACTIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE CALCIUM BALANCE DURING PREGNANCY PREVALENCE OF ERECTILE…
MESSENGER RNA PROCESSING
MESSENGER RNA PROCESSING Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ The hnRNA product of gene transcription is rapidly processed in the nucleus with a half-time (t1/2)…
GENE STRUCTURE
GENE STRUCTURE Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ Polypeptide hormones may be encoded by single or multiple genes. Frequently, a hormone requires only intramolecular folding…
OVERVIEW OF PEPTIDE HORMONE SYNTHESIS AND SECRETION
OVERVIEW OF PEPTIDE HORMONE SYNTHESIS AND SECRETION Part of “CHAPTER 3 – BIOSYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF PEPTIDE HORMONES“ Proteins are important as the backbones of polypeptide hormones and as integral…
