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3.4.21.61: Kexin

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Word Map on EC 3.4.21.61

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Cleavage of -Lys-Arg-/- and -Arg-Arg-/- bonds to process yeast alpha-factor pheromone and killer toxin precursors =

Synonyms

adrenorphin-Gly-generating enzyme, ASP, BLI-4, corin activating enzyme, EC 3.4.22.23, endoproteinase Kex2p, Gene KEX2 dibasic proteinase, HuPCSK6, Kex 2p proteinase, Kex2, Kex2 endopeptidase, Kex2 endoprotease, Kex2 endoproteinase, Kex2 protease, Kex2 proteinase, Kex2-660, Kex2-like endoproteinase, Kex2-like precursor protein processing endoprotease, Kex2p, kexin, More, NARC-1, Paired-basic endopeptidase, PC 1/3, PC1, PC1/3, PC2, PCSK type 9, PCSK6, PCSK9, plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9, pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, prohormone convertase 1, prohormone convertase 1/3, prohormone convertase 2, prohormone processing protease, Prohormone-processing endoprotease, Prohormone-processing KEX2 proteinase, Prohormone-processing proteinase, Proprotein convertase, proprotein convertase 1/3, proprotein convertase Kex2, proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9, proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin-9, proprotein convertase subtilisin-like/kexin type 9, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 6, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, proprotein processing protease, Protease KEX2, Proteinase Kex2p, Proteinase yscF, Proteinase, prohormone-processing, Yeast KEX2 protease

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
             3.4.21 Serine endopeptidases
                3.4.21.61 Kexin

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LITERATURE
degradation
diagnostics
plasma enzyme concentrations are predictive for 4-5 year major cardiovascular event rate, and enzyme serum concentrations correlate with cardiovascular risk
drug development
medicine
molecular biology
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role of Kex2 during cell fusion. Kex2 may promote cell fusion by proteolytically processing substrates that act in parallel to Prm1 as an alternative fusion machine, as cell wall components, or both
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