• activity. Proprotein convertases remove those chains and activate the protein. The prototypical proprotein convertase is furin. Proprotein convertases have...
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    Proprotein convertase 1, also known as prohormone convertase, prohormone convertase 3, or neuroendocrine convertase 1 and often abbreviated as PC1/3 is...
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    Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is an enzyme encoded by the PCSK9 gene in humans on chromosome 1. It is the 9th member of the proprotein...
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    Proprotein convertase 2 (PC2) also known as prohormone convertase 2 or neuroendocrine convertase 2 (NEC2) is a serine protease and proprotein convertase...
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    Furin (redirect from Furin convertase)
    that belongs to the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family. The members of this family are proprotein convertases that process latent precursor proteins...
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    Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 inhibitor is a protein by the name of proSAAS that in humans is encoded by the PCSK1N gene. This protein...
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  • a small interfering RNA (siRNA) that acts as an inhibitor of a proprotein convertase, specifically, inhibiting translation of the protein PCSK9. Inclisiran...
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  • Evolocumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). PCSK9 is a protein that targets...
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    160-amino acid protein proglucagon. Proglucagon is then cleaved by proprotein convertase 2 to glucagon (amino acids 33-61) in pancreatic islet α cells. In...
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  • that target an important protein in the degradation of LDL called proprotein convertase substilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). These agents reduce LDL-C, increase...
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  • Christian JL, Heasman J (February 2005). "XPACE4 is a localized pro-protein convertase required for mesoderm induction and the cleavage of specific TGFbeta proteins...
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    Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6 is an protease that in humans is encoded by the PCSK6 gene which is located in chromosome 15. Pcsk6 is a...
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    preproinsulin signal peptide signal peptide peptidase proprotein convertase 1 (PC1) proprotein convertase 2 (PC2) "Entrez Gene: INS insulin". Bell GI, Pictet...
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    determines the severity of the hypercholesterolemia. Mutations in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene were linked to autosomal dominant...
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    cleave the peptide precursors, which are small proteins. First, proprotein convertases cut the precursor at specific sites to generate intermediates containing...
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    anti-sense oligonucleopeptides (such as Pelacarsen and Olpasiran), and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors. The American Academy...
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    by the enzyme proprotein convertase 2 (PC2) while 16 are removed from the C-terminus of the proIAPP molecule by proprotein convertase 1/3 (PC1/3). At...
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    vesicles. In the granule, proinsulin is cleaved by proprotein convertase 1/3 and proprotein convertase 2, removing the middle part of the protein, called...
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  • prodynorphin. When prodynorphin is cleaved during processing by proprotein convertase 2 (PC2), multiple active peptides are released: dynorphin A, dynorphin...
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    of Sparassis crispa (Wulf.) and Their Inhibitory Activities on Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 mRNA Expression". J. Agric. Food Chem. 65...
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  • the integration of sensory information from multiple modalities Proprotein convertase, an enzyme family 6mm PPC (Palmisano & Pindel Cartridge), a family...
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    Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PCSK4 gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000115257 –...
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    V, Gurbel PA, Tantry U, Lin Y, et al. (July 2015). "Effects of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Antibodies in Adults With Hypercholesterolemia:...
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    it synthesizes the necessary LDL receptors as well as PCSK9, a proprotein convertase that marks the LDL receptor for degradation. LDL receptors are inserted...
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    Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PCSK5 gene, found in chromosome 9q21.3 Two alternatively spliced...
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  • placenta and womb, and from the ovaries. Proprotein convertase 1 converts prorenin into renin, but proprotein convertase 2 does not. There is no evidence that...
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  • Alirocumab Monoclonal antibody Type Whole antibody Source Human Target Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) Clinical data Trade names Praluent...
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    Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 7 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PCSK7 gene. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the...
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  • vehicle built 2017–2019 Peugeot Type 9, an automobile built 1894–1897 Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, a protein found in humans All pages with...
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  • PC1 may refer to: Furin, an enzyme Proprotein convertase 1, an enzyme Polycystin 1, a protein in humans associated with autosomal dominant polycystic...
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