The prohormone convertases PC1 and PC2 mediate distinct endoproteolytic cleavages in a strict temporal order during proopiomelanocortin biosynthetic processing.
Authors:
- B.T. BloomquistBBB.T. Bloomquist
- R.E. MainsRMR.E. Mains
Open Access
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 268 (3) , 1763-1769
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