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Carboxypeptidase E in the mouse placenta.
Differentiation; research in biological diversity - 1 Dec 2006
Singh Umashankar, Yu Yang, Kalinina Elena, Konno Toshihiro, Sun Tong, Ohta Hiroshi, Wakayama Teruhiko, Soares Michael J, Hemberger Myriam, Fundele Reinald H
Abstract excerpt
Carboxypeptidase E (CPE) has important functions in processing of endocrine pro-peptides, such as pro-insulin, pro-opiomelanocortin, or pro-gonadotropin-releasing hormone, as evidenced by the hyper-pro-insulinemia, obesity, and sterility of Cpe mutant mice. Down-regulation of Cpe in enlarged placentas of interspecific hybrid (interspecies hybrid placental dysplasia (IHPD)) and cloned mice suggested that reduced...
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