Functional characterization of furin-mediated lipoprotein lipase cleavage.

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Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is the rate-limiting enzyme that hydrolyzes triglycerides within circulating lipoproteins. LPL dysfunction leads to familial LPL deficiency, which is characterized by chylomicronemia and high risk for acute pancreatitis. Although cell culture studies indicate that the protease furin inactivates LPL by cleavage, the physiological relevance of this process remains unclear. In this study, we...

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