Curbing activation: Proprotein convertases in homeostasis and pathology

FASEB Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1215-1227

  Taylor, Neil A ^a   Van de Ven, Wim J M ^a   Creemers, John W M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Human patients; Inhibitors; Knockout mice; Viral and bacterial infection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; COAT PROTEIN; DIFFERENTIATION INDUCING FACTOR; ENZYME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FURIN; GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYARGININE; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PROTEIN LPC; PROTEIN PACE4; PROTEIN PC2; PROTEIN PC4; PROTEIN PC6B; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; CANCER; CELL TYPE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EMBRYO DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1 DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TARGET CELL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FORECASTING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFECTION; MICE; NEOPLASMS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SUBTILISINS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038461962     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0831rev     Document Type: Review

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