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  • Title: Expression of PC2 and PC1/PC3 in human pheochromocytomas.
    Author: Konoshita T, Gasc JM, Villard E, Takeda R, Seidah NG, Corvol P, Pinet F.
    Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol; 1994 Mar; 99(2):307-14. PubMed ID: 8206338.
    Abstract:
    Expressions of two Kex2-related proteases, Pc2 and PC1/PC3, and of one of their possible substrates, proenkephalin, were examined in normal (n = 7) and various pathological (n = 48) human adrenal tissues. Northern blot analysis detected the expression of these genes in pheochromocytomas only. In the 20 pheochromocytomas studied with this technique, PC2, PC1/PC3 and proenkephalin were expressed in 85%, 50% and 90%, respectively. The presence of PC2 and PC1/PC3 was further confirmed using the sensitive RT/PCR techniques. Other evidence of human tumoral adrenal medullary PC2 expression was provided by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. In addition, proenkephalin was expressed only in the pheochromocytomas expressing PC2 and/or PC1/PC3. These results demonstrate that functional Kex2-related endoproteases are expressed in human pheochromocytomas and may be involved in the processing of proenkephalin.
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