The proprotein convertase furin in cancer: More than an oncogene

Z He, AM Khatib, JWM Creemers - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Furin is the first discovered proprotein convertase member and is present in almost all
mammalian cells. Therefore, by regulating the maturation of a wide range of proproteins …

The biology and clinical implications of PCSK7

V Sachan, D Susan-Resiga, K Lam… - Endocrine …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Discovered in 1996, PCSK7 is the seventh of the nine-membered proprotein convertase
subtilisin-kexin (PCSK) family. This article reviews the various aspects of the multifaceted …

CASC4/GOLM2 drives high grade serous carcinoma anoikis resistance through the recycling of EGFR

J Bapat, TM Yamamoto, ER Woodruff, L Qamar… - Cancer Gene …, 2024 - nature.com
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological malignancy, and accounts for over 150,000
deaths per year worldwide. The high grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) subtype …

Asialoglycoprotein receptor 1 is a novel PCSK9-independent ligand of liver LDLR cleaved by furin

D Susan-Resiga, E Girard, R Essalmani… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
The hepatic carbohydrate-recognizing asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGR1) mediates the
endocytosis/lysosomal degradation of desialylated glycoproteins following binding to …

Plasma proteomics unveil novel immune signatures and biomarkers upon SARS-CoV-2 infection

V Urbiola-Salvador, S Lima de Souza… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several elements have an impact on COVID-19, including comorbidities, age and sex. To
determine the protein profile changes in peripheral blood caused by a SARS-CoV-2 …

Secretome analysis: Reading cellular sign language to understand intercellular communication

W Wu, J Krijgsveld - Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2024 - ASBMB
A significant portion of mammalian proteomes is secreted to the extracellular space to fulfill
crucial roles in cell-to-cell communication. To best recapitulate the intricate and multi-faceted …

Tn antigen promotes breast cancer metastasis via impairment of CASC4

R Li, X Dong, S Chen, J Tan, X Chen… - Cell Biology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is one of the most serious and deadly cancers in women worldwide, with
distant metastases being the leading cause of death. Tn antigen, a tumor‐associated …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic analysis of papillary thyroid cancer: a focus on immune-subtyping, oncogenic fusion, and recurrence

SJ Park, YE Kang, JH Kim, JL Park… - Clinical and …, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objectives Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine tumor, with rapidly increasing
incidence worldwide. However, its transcriptomic characteristics associated with …

Remodeling of the extracellular matrix by serine proteases as a prerequisite for cancer initiation and progression

T Wenta, P Nastaly, B Lipinska, A Manninen - Matrix Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) serves as a physical scaffold for tissues that is composed of
structural proteins such as laminins, collagens, proteoglycans and fibronectin, forming a …

Post-transcriptional effects of miRNAs on PCSK7 expression and function: miR-125a-5p, miR-143-3p, and miR-409-3p as negative regulators

M Malakootian, P Naeli, SJ Mowla, NG Seidah - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
The regulatory mechanism of PCSK7 gene is still unknown, although its encoded protein
PC7 is the most ancient and highly conserved of all proprotein convertases and exhibits …