DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature on PCSK2

PCSK2 [ENSP00000262545]

Neuroendocrine convertase 2; Involved in the processing of hormone and other protein precursors at sites comprised of pairs of basic amino acid residues. Responsible for the release of glucagon from proglucagon in pancreatic A cells; Belongs to the peptidase S8 family. Furin subfamily.

Synonyms:  PCSK2,  PCSK2p,  hPCSK2,  P16519,  P16519p ...

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