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Prediction of proprotein convertase cleavage sites [PDF]

Protein Engineering, Design and Selection, 2004
Many secretory proteins and peptides are synthesized as inactive precursors that in addition to signal peptide cleavage undergo post-translational processing to become biologically active polypeptides. Precursors are usually cleaved at sites composed of single or paired basic amino acid residues by members of the subtilisin/kexin-like proprotein ...
Peter, Duckert, Søren, Brunak, Nikolaj, Blom   +2 more
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The proprotein convertase furin in tumour progression [PDF]

International Journal of Cancer, 2017
Proprotein convertases are proteases that have been implicated in the activation of a wide variety of proteins. These proteins are generally synthesised as precursor proteins and require limited proteolysis for conversion into their mature bioactive counterparts.
Jaaks, Patricia, Bernasconi, Michele
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Small molecule proprotein convertase inhibitors for inhibition of embryo implantation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Uterine proprotein convertase (PC) 6 plays a critical role in embryo implantation and is pivotal for pregnancy establishment. Inhibition of PC6 may provide a novel approach for the development of non-hormonal and female-controlled contraceptives.
Huiting Ho, Harmeet Singh, Sophea Heng, Tracy L Nero, Sarah Paule, Michael W Parker, Alan T Johnson, Guan-Sheng Jiao, Guiying Nie   +8 more
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Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 and Inflammation: An Updated Review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
The function of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9), a novel plasma protein, has mainly been involved in cholesterol metabolism in the liver, while, more interestingly, recent data have shown that PCSK9 also took part in the modulation ...
Na-Qiong Wu, Hui-Wei Shi, Jian-Jun Li
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Functional Regulation of Semaphorin Receptors by Proprotein Convertases [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003
PLEXIN genes encode receptors for secreted and membrane-bound semaphorins. It was proposed that the extracellular domain of plexins acts as an inhibitory moiety, preventing receptor activation. Here we show that plexin-B1 and plexin-B2 undergo proteolytic processing in their extracellular portion, thereby converting single-chain precursors into non ...
Artigiani, Stefania, Barberis, Davide, Fazzari, Pietro, Longati, Paola, Angelini, Paola, Van de Loo, Jan-Willem, Comoglio, Paolo M., Tamagnone, Luca   +7 more
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Cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric outcomes with PCSK9 inhibitors in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A retrospective cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Study design and main findings. After 1:1 propensity score matching, 60 885 PCSK9 inhibitor users and 60 885 statin‐only users with ASCVD were compared. Kaplan–Meier curves show 12‐month cumulative event‐free survival for MACE, psychiatric disease, and neurodegenerative disease.
Tianshu Gu, Yang Chen, Nan Zhang, Uazman Alam, Riccardo Proietti, Tong Liu, Kang‐Yin Chen, Gregory Y. H. Lip   +7 more
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Testicular Germ Cell Tumours and Proprotein Convertases

Cancers, 2022
Testicular Germ Cell Tumours (TGCT) are widely considered a “curable cancer” due to their exceptionally high survival rate, even if it is reduced by many years after the diagnosis due to metastases and relapses. The most common therapeutic approach to TGCTs has not changed in the last 50 years despite its multiple long-term side effects, and because it
Aitziber Velado-Eguskiza, Laura Gomez-Santos, Iker Badiola, Francisco José Sáez, Edurne Alonso   +4 more
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Abnormal expression and processing of the proprotein convertases PC1 and PC2 in human colorectal liver metastases

BMC Cancer, 2005
Background The family of proprotein convertases has been recently implicated in tumorigenesis and metastasis in animal models. However, these studies have not yet been completely corroborated in human tumors.
Marcus Victoria, Khatib Abdel M, Nguyên Duc, Jenna Sarah, Chevet Eric, Tzimas George N, Zhang Yi, Chrétien Michel, Seidah Nabil, Metrakos Peter   +9 more
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Machine learning‐based prediction of elevated N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide among US general population

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 859-868, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Natriuretic peptide‐based pre‐heart failure screening has been proposed in recent guidelines. However, an effective strategy to identify screening targets from the general population, more than half of which are at risk for heart failure or pre‐heart failure, has not been well established.
Yuichiro Mori, Shingo Fukuma, Kyohei Yamaji, Atsushi Mizuno, Naoki Kondo, Kosuke Inoue   +5 more
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Blockade of colon cancer metastasis via single and double silencing of PCSK7/PCSK9: enhanced T cells cytotoxicity in mouse and human

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Background Immunotherapy approaches based on T cells provided breakthroughs in cancer treatment but could cause many immune-related adverse events, and their efficacy is limited for many cancers with an acquired dysfunction/exhaustion of T cells.
Delia Susan-Resiga, Nabil G Seidah, Nathalie Labrecque, Jean-Sebastien Delisle, Leila Jafarzadeh, Chloé Porcheron, Mailys Le Devehat, Anna Roubtsova, Hadi Bayat, Alexandra Evagelidis, Vatsal Sachan, Alexie Fonta Holder, Rachid Essalmani, Gabrielle Boudreau, Annik Prat, Rebecca Cusseddu, Jean-François Côté, Abdel-Majid Khatib   +17 more
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