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Site specificity determinants for prelamin A cleavage by the zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Babatz Timothy D, Spear Eric D, Xu Wenxin, Sun Olivia L, Nie Laiyin, Carpenter Elisabeth P, Michaelis Susan
Abstract excerpt
The integral membrane zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 is important for human health and longevity. ZMPSTE24 performs a key proteolytic step in maturation of prelamin A, the farnesylated precursor of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. Mutations in the genes encoding either prelamin A or ZMPSTE24 that prevent cleavage cause the premature aging disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and related...
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