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Neuroendocrine secretory protein 55: a novel marker for the constitutive secretory pathway.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Oct 2002
Fischer-Colbrie Reiner, Eder Susanne, Lovisetti-Scamihorn Paola, Becker Alexandra, Laslop Andrea
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The chromogranins constitute a class of acidic proteins comprising the structurally related chromogranins A and B and secretogranin II. These proteins are widely distributed in endocrine and nervous tissues; they are localized to the large dense core vesicles and released from them after stimulation of cells. In all the tissues examined chromogranins are proteolytically processed into small peptides, some of...
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