"Proprotein Convertases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Proteolytic enzymes that are involved in the conversion of protein precursors such as peptide prohormones into PEPTIDE HORMONES. Some are ENDOPEPTIDASES, some are EXOPEPTIDASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D043484
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.837
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| Concept/Terms |
Proprotein Convertases- Proprotein Convertases
- Convertases, Proprotein
- Proprotein Convertase
- Convertase, Proprotein
Prohormone Convertases- Prohormone Convertases
- Convertases, Prohormone
- Prohormone Convertase
- Convertase, Prohormone
Subtilisin-Like Proprotein Convertases- Subtilisin-Like Proprotein Convertases
- Convertases, Subtilisin-Like Proprotein
- Proprotein Convertases, Subtilisin-Like
- Subtilisin Like Proprotein Convertases
Pro-Opiomelanocortin Converting Enzyme- Pro-Opiomelanocortin Converting Enzyme
- Converting Enzyme, Pro-Opiomelanocortin
- Pro Opiomelanocortin Converting Enzyme
- POMC Enzyme
- POMC-Converting Enzyme
- POMC Converting Enzyme
- Pro-Opiocortin Converting Protease
- Converting Protease, Pro-Opiocortin
- Pro Opiocortin Converting Protease
- Proopiomelanocortin Convertase
- Convertase, Proopiomelanocortin
- POMC Convertase
- Convertase, POMC
- Pro-Opiocortin Converting Enzyme
- Converting Enzyme, Pro-Opiocortin
- Pro Opiocortin Converting Enzyme
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Proprotein Convertases" by people in Profiles.
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Frank GR, Fox J, Candela N, Jovanovic Z, Bochukova E, Levine J, Papenhausen PR, O'Rahilly S, Farooqi IS. Severe obesity and diabetes insipidus in a patient with PCSK1 deficiency. Mol Genet Metab. 2013 Sep-Oct; 110(1-2):191-4.
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Artenstein AW, Opal SM. Proprotein convertases in health and disease. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 29; 365(26):2507-18.
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Osterwalder T, Kuhnen A, Leiserson WM, Kim YS, Keshishian H. Drosophila serpin 4 functions as a neuroserpin-like inhibitor of subtilisin-like proprotein convertases. J Neurosci. 2004 Jun 16; 24(24):5482-91.
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Shalev A, Pise-Masison CA, Radonovich M, Hoffmann SC, Hirshberg B, Brady JN, Harlan DM. Oligonucleotide microarray analysis of intact human pancreatic islets: identification of glucose-responsive genes and a highly regulated TGFbeta signaling pathway. Endocrinology. 2002 Sep; 143(9):3695-8.