From the prohormone theory to pro-opiomelanocortin and to proprotein convertases (PCSK1 to PCSK9)

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2016, Pages T49-T62

  Chrétien, Michel ^a   Mbikay, Majambu ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoproteolysis; POMC; Prohormone; Proprotein convertases

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA INTERMEDIN; BETA LIPOTROPIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CORTICOTROPIN; GAMMA LIPOTROPIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; LIPOTROPIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 2; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 3; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 4; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 5; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 6; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 7; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 8; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 9; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENZYME PRECURSOR; ISOENZYME; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LIPOLYSIS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTORY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENZYME PRECURSORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 9; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEOLYSIS;

EID: 84973316256     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-15-0261     Document Type: Review

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