The subtilisin/kexin family of precursor convertases. Emphasis on PC1, PC2/7B2, POMC and the novel enzyme SKI-1

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 885, Issue , 1999, Pages 57-74

  Seidah, Nabil G ^a   Benjannet, Suzanne ^a   Hamelin, Josée ^a   Mamarbachi, Aida M ^a   Basak, Ajoy ^a,b   Marcinkiewicz, Jadwiga ^a   Mbikay, Majambu ^a   Chrétien, Michel ^a,b   Marcinkiewicz, Mieczyslaw ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN; ENZYME; KEXIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SUBTILISIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032764094     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08665.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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