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Requirements for efficient proteolytic cleavage of prelamin A by ZMPSTE24.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Barrowman Jemima, Hamblet Corinne, Kane Megan S, Michaelis Susan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The proteolytic maturation of the nuclear protein lamin A by the zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 is critical for human health. The lamin A precursor, prelamin A, undergoes a multi-step maturation process that includes CAAX processing (farnesylation, proteolysis and carboxylmethylation of the C-terminal CAAX motif), followed by ZMPSTE24-mediated cleavage of the last 15 amino acids, including the modified...
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