Failure of ventral closure and axial rotation in embryos lacking the proprotein convertase Furin

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H. Chang, C. W. Brown, and M. M. Matzuk
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R. A. Zirngibl, Y. Senis, and P. A. Greer
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T. Kang, H. Nagase, and D. Pei
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Processing of Immunosuppressive Pro-TGF-{{beta}}1,2 by Human Glioblastoma Cells Involves Cytoplasmic and Secreted Furin-Like Proteases
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Loss of Orphan Receptor Germ Cell Nuclear Factor Function Results in Ectopic Development of the Tail Bud and a Novel Posterior Truncation
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				P. Stawowy, C. Margeta, H. Kallisch, N. G Seidah, M. Chretien, E. Fleck, and K. Graf Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase MT1-MMP/MMP-2 in cardiac fibroblasts by TGF-{beta}1 involves furin-convertase Cardiovasc Res, July 1, 2004; 63(1): 87 - 97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Srinivasan, D. O. Bunch, Y. Feng, R. M. Rodriguiz, M. Li, R. L. Ravenell, G. X. Luo, A. Arimura, L. D. Fricker, E. M. Eddy, et al. Deficits in Reproduction and Pro-Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Processing in Male Cpefat Mice Endocrinology, April 1, 2004; 145(4): 2023 - 2034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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				G. Mayer, G. Boileau, and M. Bendayan Furin interacts with proMT1-MMP and integrin {alpha}V at specialized domains of renal cell plasma membrane J. Cell Sci., May 1, 2003; 116(9): 1763 - 1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Artigiani, D. Barberis, P. Fazzari, P. Longati, P. Angelini, J.-W. van de Loo, P. M. Comoglio, and L. Tamagnone Functional Regulation of Semaphorin Receptors by Proprotein Convertases J. Biol. Chem., March 14, 2003; 278(12): 10094 - 10101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. E. Piedra and M. A. Ros BMP signaling positively regulates Nodal expression during left right specification in the chick embryo Development, March 9, 2003; 129(14): 3431 - 3440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]