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Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation of the mouse PC1/3-N222D hypomorph and human PCSK1 mutations contributes to obesity.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jun 2016
Stijnen P, Brouwers B, Dirkx E, Ramos-Molina B, Van Lommel L, Schuit F, Thorrez L, Declercq J, Creemers J W M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The proprotein convertase 1/3 (PC1/3), encoded by proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), cleaves and hence activates several orexigenic and anorexigenic proproteins. Congenital inactivation of PCSK1 leads to obesity in human but not in mice. However, a mouse model harboring the hypomorphic mutation N222D is obese. It is not clear why the mouse models differ in phenotype. METHODS: Gene...
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