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Effects of rs6234/rs6235 and rs6232/rs6234/rs6235 PCSK1 single-nucleotide polymorphism clusters on proprotein convertase 1/3 biosynthesis and activity.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Dec 2011
Mbikay Majambu, Sirois Francine, Nkongolo Kabwe K, Basak Ajoy, Chrétien Michel
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BACKGROUND: Proprotein convertase 1/3 (PC1/3) is one of the endoproteases initiating the proteolytic activation of prohormones and proneuropeptides in the secretory pathway. It is produced as a zymogen that is subsequently modified by activity-determining cleavages at the amino and the carboxyl termini. In human, it is encoded by the PCSK1 locus on chromosome 5. Spontaneous inactivating mutations in its gene have...
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