1. School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangshu, China; 2. Kunming Institue of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China
Abstract Various kinds of biologically active peptides have previously been isolated from the skin secretions of Amolops loloensis frog, such as antimicrobial peptides, bradykinin-like peptides and algesic peptides. A novel insulinotropic peptide named amolopin was identified in A. loloensis frog's skin secretion. Its primary structure sequence was determined by Edman degradation as: FLPIVGKSLSGLSGKL-NH2. BLAST search indicates that the amino acid sequence of amolopin is quite different from other known insulin secretagogues, including mastoparan, exendins and a-latrotoxin, nor does it like incretins(e.g. glucagons like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic ploypeptide) either. However, amolopin shows certain structural similarity with amphibian antimicrobial temporins and vespid chemotactic peptides isolated from Vespa magnifica. Amolopin can stimulate insulin release in INS-1 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Primary investigation on its action mechanisms reveals that amolopin does not increase the influx of Ca2+. In conclusion, a novel 16-amino acid peptide with insulin-releasing activity is initially discovered from the skin secretion of A. loloensis frog. Further work is necessary to evaluate its potential as novel anti-diabetic candidate.
Guo-Xiang Mo,Xue-Wei Bai,Zong-Jie Li, et al. A Novel Insulinotropic Peptide from the Skin Secretions of Amolops loloensis Frog[J]. Natural Products and Bioprospecting,
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