A femtomol range FRET biosensor reports exceedingly low levels of cell surface furin: implications for the processing of anthrax protective antigen.

Furin, a specialized endoproteinase, transforms proproteins into biologically active proteins. Furin function is important for normal cells and also in multiple pathologies including malignancy and anthrax. Furin is believed to cycle between the Golgi compartment and the cell surface. Processing of...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Gawlik, Albert G Remacle, Sergey A Shiryaev, Vladislav S Golubkov, Mingxing Ouyang, Yingxiao Wang, Alex Y Strongin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2892035?pdf=render