title: The Jeremiah Metzger Lecture. From POMC to functional diversity of neural peptides: the key importance of convertases.
authors.affiliation: J. A. deSève Laboratories of Biochemical and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Qué, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chretien
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gasper
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benjannet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mbikay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazure
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Seidah
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000254:growth & development; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D011498:Protein Precursors; C063596:prepro-thyrotropin-releasing hormone; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin; D004247:DNA; D010450:Endopeptidases; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide