C-peptide

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf peptide
biomarker
gptkbp:degradedBy kidneys
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Donald_F._Steiner
Stefan S. Fajans
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1967
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:INS_gene
gptkbp:function connects A and B chains of proinsulin
used to assess endogenous insulin secretion
used to distinguish type 1 and type 2 diabetes
gptkbp:halfLife about 30 minutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-peptide
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_11p15.5
gptkbp:measures blood
urine
gptkbp:medicalUse diagnosis of insulinoma
differentiating factitious hypoglycemia
monitoring beta cell function
gptkbp:molecularWeight about 3 kDa
gptkbp:producedBy pancreatic beta cells
gptkbp:range 0.5–2.0 ng/mL (fasting, typical adult)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:insulin
proinsulin
gptkbp:releaseYear gptkb:insulin
gptkbp:sequence 31 amino acids
gptkbp:structure linear polypeptide
gptkbp:UniProtID P01308
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:P04049
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7