SPINK1

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SPINK1
Identifiers
AliasesSPINK1, PCTT, PSTI, Spink3, TATI, TCP, serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal type 1, serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 1
External IDsOMIM: 167790; MGI: 106202; GeneCards: SPINK1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003122
NM_001354966
NM_001379610

NM_009258

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003113
NP_001341895
NP_001366539

NP_033284

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 147.82 – 147.83 MbChr 18: 43.86 – 43.87 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI) also known as serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 1 (SPINK1) or tumor-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPINK1 gene.[5] In the context of rat biology, it is also sometimes called monitor peptide.[6]

Structure

Rat monitor peptide is composed of 61 amino acids (compared to 56 in humans) with a molecular weight of approximately 6500 daltons and is basic (PI = 9.0), acid stable, and heat resistant.[7] It is only found in the zymogen granules of pancreatic acinar cells.[7]

Function

SPINK functions as a competitive inhibitor of trypsin, which is a protease that can activate other proteases.[8] It has been shown to prevent premature activation of pancreatic enzymes.[8]

In rats

Function of monitor peptide

In addition to its role as a trypsin inhibitor, in rats it has also been found to stimulate the release of CCK from the enteroendocrine cells of the small intestine, and it has been called "monitor peptide" in this context.[9][10][11] CCK then acts on the gallbladder to release bile and on the pancreas to release digestive enzymes, which help to further break down the food. This coordinated response helps to ensure efficient digestion and absorption of nutrients.

Monitor peptide binds to intestinal epithelial cells and induces CCK-release, which enhances pancreatic secretion in the presence of nutritional protein in the duodenum.[12] When all nutritional protein is digested, monitor peptide is bound by trypsin and subsequently degraded, resulting in decreasing CCK-release and a reduction of pancreatic secretion.[12]

Similar to CCK-releasing peptide (CCK-RP, homologous to DBI), it is trypsin sensitive and stimulates CCK release.[7] It is possible that it also stimulates the growth of intestinal epithelial cells.[13]

Clinical significance

Mutations in SPINK1 has been associated with hereditary pancreatitis and tropical pancreatitis. Trypsinogen is normally created and stored an inactive zymogen of trypsin in the pancreas, but occasionally will autoactivate itself. PSTI serves to cleave prematurely activated trypsin to prevent the enzyme from causing cellular damage to the organ. Without the function of PSTI, the pancreas is subject to repeated episodes of damage.[14]

It has also been associated with prostate cancer.[15]

History

Monitor peptide was discovered in 1984 when it was purified from rat bile-pancreatic juice and the peptide sequence was elucidated.[9][16]

See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000164266 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024503 – Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: SPINK1 serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal type 1".
  6. "P09655 · ISK1_RAT". UniProt. UniProt consortium. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
  7. Thompson J (2012). Gastrointestinal Endocrinology: Receptors and Post-Receptor Mechanisms. Elsevier Science. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-323-14642-5. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  8. Graf R, Klauser S, Fukuoka SI, Schiesser M, Bimmler D (2003). "The bifunctional rat pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor/monitor peptide provides protection against premature activation of pancreatic juice". Pancreatology. 3 (3). Elsevier BV: 195–206. doi:10.1159/000070729. PMID 12771515.
  9. Miyasaka K, Nakamura R, Funakoshi A, Kitani K (1989). "Stimulatory effect of monitor peptide and human pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor on pancreatic secretion and cholecystokinin release in conscious rats". Pancreas. 4 (2). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health): 139–144. doi:10.1097/00006676-198904000-00001. PMID 2755938.
  10. Vella A (2015). "Gastrointestinal Hormone and Gut Endocrine Tumors". In Kronenberg HM, Polonsky KA, Larsen PR, Melme S (eds.). Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. Internal Medicine. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 1714. ISBN 978-0-323-29738-7. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  11. Yamanishi R, Kotera J, Fushiki T, Soneda T, Iwanaga T, Sugimoto E (January 1993). "Characteristic and Localization of the Monitor Peptide Receptor". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 57 (7). Informa UK Limited: 1153–1156. doi:10.1271/bbb.57.1153. PMID 27280999.
  12. Graf R, Bimmler D (June 2006). "Biochemistry and biology of SPINK-PSTI and monitor peptide". Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 35 (2). Elsevier BV: 333–43, ix. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2006.02.005. PMID 16632096.
  13. Fukuda M, Fujiyama Y, Sasaki M, Andoh A, Bamba T, Fushiki T (1998). "Monitor peptide (rat pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor) directly stimulates the proliferation of the nontransformed intestinal epithelial cell line, IEC-6". Digestion. 59 (4). S. Karger AG: 326–330. doi:10.1159/000007510. PMID 9693203.
  14. Schneider A. "SPINK1 - serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal type 1". Wikigenes.
  15. Tomlins SA, Rhodes DR, Yu J, Varambally S, Mehra R, Perner S, et al. (June 2008). "The role of SPINK1 in ETS rearrangement-negative prostate cancers". Cancer Cell. 13 (6): 519–528. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2008.04.016. PMC 2732022. PMID 18538735.
  16. Fushiki T, Fukuoka S, Iwai K (January 1984). "Stimulatory effect of an endogenous peptide in rat pancreatic juice on pancreatic enzyme secretion in the presence of atropine: evidence for different mode of action of stimulation from exogenous trypsin inhibitors". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 118 (2). Elsevier BV: 532–537. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(84)91335-4. PMID 6704094.

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