insulin processing

Term ID

GO:0030070

Synonyms

Definition

The formation of mature insulin by proteolysis of the precursor preproinsulin. The signal sequence is first cleaved from preproinsulin to form proinsulin; proinsulin is then cleaved to release the C peptide, leaving the A and B chains of mature insulin linked by disulfide bridges. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO