title: Intracellular targeting and structural conservation of a prohormone-processing endoprotease.
abstract: The prohormone-processing endoprotease (KEX2 gene product) of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a membrane-bound, 135,000-dalton glycoprotein, which contains both asparagine-linked and serine- and threonine-linked oligosaccharide and resides in a secretory compartment. Analysis of mutant kex2 genes truncated at their 3' end indicates that carboxyl terminal domains of the enzyme are required for its proper localization within the cell. A human gene product, "furin," shares 50% identity with the catalytic domain of Kex2 protease and is, therefore, a candidate for a human prohormone-processing enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Brake
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thorner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology; D013381:Subtilisins
chemical_list: D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D013381:Subtilisins; C058751:KEX2 protein, S cerevisiae