Time for endothelial cell proprotein convertase PC5/6 in cardiovascular medicine?

Myeloid cell expressed proprotein convertase FURIN attenuates inflammation

The proprotein convertase enzyme FURIN processes immature pro-proteins into functional end- products. FURIN is upregulated in activated immune cells and it regulates T-cell dependent peripheral tolerance and the Th1/Th2 balance. FURIN also promotes the infectivity of pathogens by activating bacterial toxins and by processing viral proteins. Here, we evaluated the role of FURIN in LysM+ myeloid ...

Subtilisin-related Proprotein Convertase Endoproteolytic Site*

The human thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) undergoes proteolytic cleavage closely upstream to amino acid 317. Between residues 261 and 313 are three clusters of positively charged amino acids, arginines (Arg) and lysines (Lys), which are potential subtilisin-related proprotein convertase sites. We used oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis to perform conservative amino acid substitutions within these...

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Dysfunction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Implications for The Genesis of Cardiovascular Diseases

Prediction of proprotein convertase cleavage sites.

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 convertase (PC) family. In mammals, seven members...

Association of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) With Cardiovascular Risk in Primary Prevention.

OBJECTIVE Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) plays an important role in the modulation of low-density lipoprotein metabolism. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between serum PCSK9 concentrations and measures of vascular health, subclinical atherosclerosis, and adverse cardiovascular events. The relationship between traditional risk factors and PCSK9 concen...