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How is insulin transcribed?

Published in Insulin Synthesis 1 min read

The reference provided focuses on the translation of insulin mRNA into the preproinsulin protein, and its subsequent processing. The question asks about transcription, which is a different process. Therefore, while I can describe the translation process based on the reference, I cannot answer the question of transcription based on the reference alone.

The information about insulin translation is:

The insulin mRNA is translated as a single chain precursor called preproinsulin. Thereafter the removal of its signal peptide during insertion into the endoplasmic reticulum generates proinsulin. Proinsulin consists of three domains: an amino-terminal B chain.

Therefore, translation yields preproinsulin which is then modified to proinsulin and eventually to insulin.

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