"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin 9 (PCSK9) and nonHDL particles rise during normal pregnancy and differ by BMI. J Clin Lipidol. 2022 Jul-Aug; 16(4):483-490.
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Site-1 protease deficiency causes human skeletal dysplasia due to defective inter-organelle protein trafficking. JCI Insight. 2018 07 26; 3(14).
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Cross talk between MMP2-Spm-Cer-S1P and ERK1/2 in proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells under angiotensin II stimulation. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2016 08 01; 603:91-101.
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Proopiomelanocortin processing in the anterior pituitary of the ovine fetus after lesion of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Endocrinology. 2005 Jun; 146(6):2665-73.
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Expression of proopiomelanocortin and prohormone convertase-1 and -2 in the late gestation fetal sheep pituitary. Endocrinology. 1998 Dec; 139(12):5135-43.