Incomplete posttranslational prohormone modifications in hyperactive neuroendocrine cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In black-background-adapted <it>Xenopus laevis</it>, the intermediate pituitary melanotrope cells are hyperactive, producing large amounts of their major secretory cargo proopiomelanocortin (POMC, representing ~80% of all...

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Main Authors: Martens Gerard JM, Strating Jeroen RPM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/10/35