Proprotein convertase
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Proprotein convertase
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Proprotein convertases (PPCs) are a family of proteins that activate other proteins. Many proteins are inactive when they are first synthesized, because they contain chains of amino acids that block their activity. Proprotein convertases remove those chains and activate the protein. The prototypical proprotein convertase is furin. Proprotein convertases have medical significance, because they are involved in many important biological processes, such as cholesterol synthesis. Compounds called pro
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Class of enzymes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprotein_convertase
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2024-03-17T06:57:48Z
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