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Proprotein

Known as: Propeptide 
An inactive protein precursor that is made active by cleavage or glycosylation.
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Intravenous Treatment With Ibandronate Normalizes Bone Matrix Mineralization and Reduces Cortical Porosity After Two Years in Male Osteoporosis: A Paired Biopsy Study
The spectrum of therapeutic options and the amount of clinical trials for male osteoporosis (mOP) is lower than those for… 
2000
2000
Lysosomal cysteine protease, cathepsin B, is targeted to lysosomes by the mannose 6-phosphate-independent pathway in rat hepatocytes: site-specific phosphorylation in oligosaccharides of the…
Cathepsin B, a lysosomal cysteine protease, is synthesized as a glycoprotein with two N-linked oligosaccharide chains, one of… 
1997
1997
Proteinase A, a storage-globulin-degrading endopeptidase of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) seeds, is not involved in early steps of storage-protein mobilization.
Proteinase A is a papain-like cysteine endopeptidase of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) which was assumed to initiate storage-globulin… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Bone density change and biochemical indices of skeletal turnover
Although biochemical markers of skeletal turnover cannot replace bone density scanning for the diagnosis of osteoporosis, it is… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
In vitro and in vivo functional characterization of bovine vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
Coagulation factor IX is a serine protease for which high-level expression of biologically active protein in heterologous cells… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Human fibroblast stromelysin catalytic domain: expression, purification, and characterization of a C-terminally truncated form.
Stromelysin-1 is a member of a tissue metalloproteinase family whose members are all capable of degrading extracellular matrix… 
1985
1985
Radioimmunoassays for type III procollagen amino-terminal peptides in humans.
Use of radioimmunoassay for the amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen for monitoring fibrotic processes in humans has… 
1984
1984
Cathepsin D-mediated processing of procollagen: lysosomal enzyme involvement in secretory processing of procollagen.
The proteolytic removal of the extension COOH-terminal propeptide from procollagen has been examined in vitro. A crude enzyme… 
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1981
Highly Cited
1981
Structure of the pro α2(I) collagen gene
Fifty-four kilobase pairs (kbp) of cloned chicken DNA containing the entire 38-kbp pro α2(I) collagen gene have been isolated and… 
1980
1980
Inhibitors of procollagen N-protease. Synthetic peptides with sequences similar to the cleavage site in the pro alpha 1(I) chain.
A series of peptides was synthesized with amino acid sequences identical with the cleavage site at which the procollagen N…