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Abstract
A serine endopeptidase that has specificity for cleavage at ARGININE. It cleaves a variety of prohormones including PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN, proluteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone, proenkephalins, prodynorphin, and PROINSULIN.
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- Endopeptidase PC2
- Neuroendocrine Convertase PC2
- PC2 Endoprotease
- PC2 Prohormone Convertase
- PC2 Protein
- Prohormone Convertase 2
- Prohormone Convertase PC2
- Prohormone Convertase, PC2
- Proinsulin Convertase 2
- Convertase 2, Prohormone
- Convertase 2, Proinsulin
- Convertase PC2, Neuroendocrine
- Convertase PC2, Prohormone
- Convertase, PC2 Prohormone
- Endoprotease, PC2
- PC2, Endopeptidase
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2004; use PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 2 (NM) 1991-2003
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- Subtilisins (1991-2003)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Proprotein Convertase 2. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045706. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045706
- Proprotein Convertase 2. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7250440