title: Molecular mechanisms of beta-endorphin biosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cellular Neurobiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Loh
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D043423:Carboxypeptidase H; D002268:Carboxypeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000378:metabolism*; D045706:Proprotein Convertase 2; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D001615:beta-Endorphin; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C035365:opiomelanotropin acetyltransferase; D002268:Carboxypeptidases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D043423:Carboxypeptidase H; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D045706:Proprotein Convertase 2