"Carboxypeptidase H" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A ZINC-containing exopeptidase primarily found in SECRETORY VESICLES of endocrine and neuroendocrine cells. It catalyzes the cleavage of C-terminal ARGININE or LYSINE residues from polypeptides and is active in processing precursors of PEPTIDE HORMONES and other bioactive peptides.
| Descriptor ID |
D043423
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.350.245.167 D08.811.277.656.350.555.250 D08.811.277.656.675.555.250 D08.811.277.656.837.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Carboxypeptidase H- Carboxypeptidase H
- Enkephalin-Synthesizing Carboxypeptidase
- Carboxypeptidase, Enkephalin-Synthesizing
- Enkephalin Synthesizing Carboxypeptidase
- Enkephalin-Forming Carboxypeptidase
- Carboxypeptidase, Enkephalin-Forming
- Enkephalin Forming Carboxypeptidase
- Carboxypeptidase E
- Enkephalin Convertase
- Convertase, Enkephalin
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Loss of mTORC1 signalling impairs ?-cell homeostasis and insulin processing. Nat Commun. 2017 07 12; 8:16014.