A Metabolic Enhancer Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity and Liver Steatosis and Corrects a Pro-Atherogenic Serum Profile in Mice.
Nutrients
Platko, Khrystyna K; Lebeau, Paul F PF; Nederveen, Joshua P JP; Byun, Jae Hyun JH; MacDonald, Melissa E ME; Bourgeois, Jacqueline M JM; Tarnopolsky, Mark A MA; Austin, Richard C RC
PCSK9 facilitates melanoma pathogenesis via a network regulating tumor immunity.
Journal Of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : Cr
Gu, Yan Y; Lin, Xiaozeng X; Dong, Ying Y; Wood, Geoffrey G; Seidah, Nabil G NG; Werstuck, Geoff G; Major, Pierre P; Bonert, Michael M; Kapoor, Anil A; Tang, Damu D
Emerging Insights on the Diverse Roles of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) in Chronic Liver Diseases: Cholesterol Metabolism and Beyond.
The loss-of-function PCSK9Q152H variant increases ER chaperones GRP78 and GRP94 and protects against liver injury.
The Journal Of Clinical Investigation
Lebeau, Paul F PF; Wassef, Hanny H; Byun, Jae Hyun JH; Platko, Khrystyna K; Ason, Brandon B; Jackson, Simon S; Dobroff, Joshua J; Shetterly, Susan S; Richards, William G WG; Al-Hashimi, Ali A AA; Won, Kevin Doyoon KD; Mbikay, Majambu M; Prat, Annik A; Tang, An A; Paré, Guillaume G; Pasqualini, Renata R; Seidah, Nabil G NG; Arap, Wadih W; Chrétien, Michel M; Austin, Richard C RC
Pcsk9 knockout exacerbates diet-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, fibrosis and liver injury in mice.
Jhep Reports : Innovation In Hepatology
Lebeau, Paul F PF; Byun, Jae Hyun JH; Platko, Khrystyna K; Al-Hashimi, Ali A AA; Lhoták, Šárka Š; MacDonald, Melissa E ME; Mejia-Benitez, Aurora A; Prat, Annik A; Igdoura, Suleiman A SA; Trigatti, Bernardo B; Maclean, Kenneth N KN; Seidah, Nabil G NG; Austin, Richard C RC
Loss-of-function PCSK9 mutants evade the unfolded protein response sensor GRP78 and fail to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress when retained.
The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Lebeau, Paul P; Platko, Khrystyna K; Al-Hashimi, Ali A AA; Byun, Jae Hyun JH; Lhoták, Šárka Š; Holzapfel, Nicholas N; Gyulay, Gabriel G; Igdoura, Suleiman A SA; Cool, David R DR; Trigatti, Bernardo B; Seidah, Nabil G NG; Austin, Richard C RC
Stepwise processing analyses of the single-turnover PCSK9 protease reveal its substrate sequence specificity and link clinical genotype to lipid phenotype.
The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Chorba, John S JS; Galvan, Adri M AM; Shokat, Kevan M KM
Point mutations at the catalytic site of PCSK9 inhibit folding, autoprocessing, and interaction with the LDL receptor.
Protein Science : A Publication Of The Protein Society
Garvie, Colin W CW; Fraley, Cara V CV; Elowe, Nadine H NH; Culyba, Elizabeth K EK; Lemke, Christopher T CT; Hubbard, Brian K BK; Kaushik, Virendar K VK; Daniels, Douglas S DS
β-Estradiol results in a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9-dependent increase in low-density lipoprotein receptor levels in human hepatic HuH7 cells.
The Febs Journal
Starr, Amanda E AE; Lemieux, Valérie V; Noad, Jenny J; Moore, Jasmine I JI; Dewpura, Thilina T; Raymond, Angela A; Chrétien, Michel M; Figeys, Daniel D; Mayne, Janice J
The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) active site and cleavage sequence differentially regulate protein secretion from proteolysis.
Differential effects of PCSK9 loss of function variants on serum lipid and PCSK9 levels in Caucasian and African Canadian populations.
Lipids In Health And Disease
Mayne, Janice J; Ooi, Teik Chye TC; Raymond, Angela A; Cousins, Marion M; Bernier, Lise L; Dewpura, Thilina T; Sirois, Francine F; Mbikay, Majambu M; Davignon, Jean J; Chrétien, Michel M