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Proteolytic activation of the human epithelial sodium channel by trypsin IV and trypsin I involves distinct cleavage sites.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Jul 2014
Haerteis Silke, Krappitz Annabel, Krappitz Matteus, Murphy Jane E, Bertog Marko, Krueger Bettina, Nacken Regina, Chung Hyunjae, Hollenberg Morley D, Knecht Wolfgang, Bunnett Nigel W, Korbmacher Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Proteolytic activation is a unique feature of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms and the physiologically relevant proteases remain to be identified. The serine protease trypsin I can activate ENaC in vitro but is unlikely to be the physiologically relevant activating protease in ENaC-expressing tissues in vivo. Herein, we investigated whether human trypsin IV, a...
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