Pro Protein Convertase
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1. Functional redundancy in the post-translational processing of the vitellogenin VIT-6 precursor by Caenorhabditis elegans proprotein convertases. / Evidências de redundância funcional entre as pró-hormônio convertases no processamento pós-traducional do precursor da vitelogenina VIT-6 do nematóide Caenorhabditis elegans.
Caenorhabditis elegans possui quatro genes de kpcs (kex2/subtilisin-like proprotein convertases): kpc-1, kpc-2/egl-3, kpc-3/aex-5, kpc-4/bli-4. Em C. elegans, dois dos quatro polipeptídeos de vitelogenina encontrados dentro dos ovócitos, YP115 e YP88, se originam a partir de um precursor polipeptídico (VIT-6) clivado pós-traducionalmente após o motivo R
Publicado em: 2009
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2. Subunit cleavage of mosquito pro-vitellogenin by a subtilisin-like convertase.
The eukaryotic convertase family plays an important role in posttranslational proteolytic processing and activation of many pro- and polypeptides that have at their cleavage sites the paired basic motif, RX(K/R)R. Recent studies have revealed that the cleavage site of insect pro-vitellogenins (pro-Vg) also contains this motif. To identify and characterize th
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3. Site-specific Cleavage of BMP4 by Furin, PC6, and PC7*
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) require proteolytic activation by members of the proprotein convertase (PC) family. Pro-BMP4 is initially cleaved at a site adjacent to the mature ligand domain (S1) and then at an upstream site (S2) within the prodomain. Cleavage at the S2 site, which appears to occur in a tissue-specific fashion, regulates the activity an
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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4. The neuroendocrine polypeptide 7B2 is an endogenous inhibitor of prohormone convertase PC2.
The subtilisin-like prohormone convertase PC2 and the polypeptide 7B2 (an intracellularly cleaved protein of unknown function) are both selectively present in the regulated secretory pathway of neurons and endocrine cells. Here we demonstrate that intact recombinant 7B2 is a potent inhibitor of PC2 and prevents proPC2 cleavage in vitro, whereas the 7B2 cleav
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5. Molecular cloning and derived primary structure of cobra venom factor.
Cobra venom factor (CVF) is the complement-activating protein in cobra venom. Like C3b, CVF forms with factor B and factor D in human and mammalian serum the bimolecular C3/C5 convertase. This functional similarity of CVF and C3 correlates with many structural similarities, which led to the suggestion that CVF is evolutionally related to C3. We report here t
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6. Processing of a fusion protein by endoprotease in COS-1 cells for secretion of mature peptide by using a chimeric expression vector.
The subtilisin-related proprotein convertase furin is expressed in various mammalian tissues. Expecting that COS-1 cells have a furin-like endoprotease, we constructed a fusion expression vector for production of a recombinant foreign protein having no signal peptide or a protein in truncated form into secreted mature protein. A cDNA fragment encoding N-term
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7. α1-Antitrypsin Portland, a bioengineered serpin highly selective for furin: Application as an antipathogenic agent
The important role of furin in the proteolytic activation of many pathogenic molecules has made this endoprotease a target for the development of potent and selective antiproteolytic agents. Here, we demonstrate the utility of the protein-based inhibitor α1-antitrypsin Portland (α1-PDX) as an antipathogenic agent that can be used prophylactically to block
The National Academy of Sciences.
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8. Human keratinocytes produce but do not process pro-interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta. Different strategies of IL-1 production and processing in monocytes and keratinocytes.
Keratinocytes comprise the majority of cells in the epidermis, the interleukin-1 rich layer of tissue contiguous with the outside world. Keratinocytes produce IL-1 alpha and beta mRNA in vitro, but only IL-1 alpha biological activity has been identified in keratinocyte cultures. In contrast, monocytes secrete biological activities attributable to both specie
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9. Cathepsin L Colocalizes with Chromogranin A in Chromaffin Vesicles to Generate Active Peptides
Chromogranin A (CgA), the major soluble protein in chromaffin granules, is proteolytically processed to generate biologically active peptides including the catecholamine release inhibitory peptide catestatin. Here we sought to determine whether cysteine protease cathepsin L (CTSL), a novel enzyme for proteolytic processing of neuropeptides, acts like the wel
The Endocrine Society.