Fraction of total insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) found in peroxisomes

Range 1-2 Percent
Organism Unspecified
Reference Duckworth WC, Bennett RG, Hamel FG. Insulin degradation: progress and potential. Endocr Rev. 1998 Oct19(5):608-24.PubMed ID9793760
Comments Although IDE has a peroxisomal targeting sequence, these organelles contain only a tiny fraction (1–2%) of the total cellular IDE.
Entered by Uri M
ID 103368