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Corin mutation R539C from hypertensive patients impairs zymogen activation and generates an inactive alternative ectodomain fragment.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Mar 2013
Dong Ningzheng, Fang Chaodong, Jiang Yizhi, Zhou Tiantian, Liu Meng, Zhou Jianping, Shen Jianzhong, Fukuda Koichi, Qin Jun, Wu Qingyu
Abstract excerpt
Corin is a cardiac transmembrane serine protease that regulates blood pressure by activating natriuretic peptides. Corin variants have been associated with African Americans with hypertension and heart disease. Here, we report a new mutation in exon 12 of the CORIN gene identified in a family of patients with hypertension. The mutation resulted in R539C substitution in the Fz2 (Frizzled-2) domain of the corin...
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