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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Serine Endopeptidases > Furin
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Serine Proteases > Serine Endopeptidases > Furin
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Proprotein Convertases > Furin

Preferred term

Furin  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dibasic Processing Enzyme
  • Furin Protein
  • Paired Basic Amino Acid Cleaving Enzyme
  • Processing Enzyme, Dibasic
  • SPC1 Proteinase

Scope note

  • A proprotein convertase with specificity for the proproteins of PROALBUMIN; COMPLEMENT 3C; and VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR. It has specificity for cleavage near paired ARGININE residues that are separated by two amino acids.

History note

  • 2004; use FURIN (NM) 1993-2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D045683

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