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Fig. 2. Analytical HPLC of the product mixture obtained in 4h at RT during the folding atpH = 10.6 of (a) the bicyclic A-chain of RLN1 with the linear B-chain of RLN-2, (b) ofbicyclic A-chain of RLN1 with the B-region of IGF-1 and (c) of bicyclic A-region of IGF-1 with its linear B-region. A = bicyclic A-chain of RLN1, B = oxidized B-chain of RLN2,C = oxidized B-region of IGF-1, D = bicyclic A-region of IGF-1 and E = isomers of twochainIGF-1.IGF-1. These results indicate strong oxidizing properties inherent in the bicyclic A-chains.In many cases, the bicyclic A-chains of one INSL react readily with the linear B-chain ofthe other, but not with the monocyclic A-chain. For example, the B-chain of IGF-1 foldsreadily with the bicyclic A-chains of RLN2 or INSL3. However, folding of IGF-1 A-chainwith the B-chains of these peptides results in very low yields. Similarly, the formedmonooxidized A-chain reacts in some cases readily with cyclic B-chains to yield thecorresponding INSL (example IGF-1), while in other cases this reaction proceeds veryslowly. It is remarkable that the folding reactions of the A-region of IGF-1 and those of theC-A-region of IGF-1 with the IGF-1 B-chain proceed almost identical. It is also of interestthat IGF-1 folds similarly to the corresponding propeptide in mainly two isomers, but theopposite is observed for the chimeric peptides containing IGF B-chains which are obtainedas one isomer (Figure 2).In summary, bicyclic A-chains of INSL are powerful oxidizing peptides and fold withor oxidize readily B-chains of INSL independently of the individual chain. With theexception of IGF (similarly to the single chain IGF-1), the folding reactions proceedselectively giving exclusively the native INSL peptide, although a mixture of bicyclicA-chain isomers was applied in all cases, except of insulin. These oxidizing and reshufflingpotencies of the A-chains observed in >100 folding reactions indicate strongly theoxidoreductase character of the A-chain of INSL. Furthermore, the A-region of IGF-1seems to be responsible for the generation of the two isomers during the folding of the A orC-A-chain of IGF-1 with its B-chain.AcknowledgmentsWe thank CBL Patras for financial support.References1. Barlos, K.K., et. al. J. Peptide Sci. 16, 200-211 (2010).2. U.S. Patent Application No. 12/783,223, Unpublished (K. Barlos, et al.).159

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