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
Both rare and common variants in PCSK9 influence plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in American Indians.
The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology And Metabolism
Tsai, Ching-Wei CW; North, Kari E KE; Tin, Adrienne A; Haack, Karin K; Franceschini, Nora N; Saroja Voruganti, V V; Laston, Sandy S; Zhang, Ying Y; Best, Lyle G LG; MacCluer, Jean W JW; Beaty, Terri H TH; Navas-Acien, Ana A; Kao, W H Linda WH; Howard, Barbara V BV
Genetic variation at the PCSK9 locus moderately lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, but does not significantly lower vascular disease risk in an elderly population.
Atherosclerosis
Polisecki, Eliana E; Peter, Inga I; Robertson, Michele M; McMahon, Alex D AD; Ford, Ian I; Packard, Christopher C; Shepherd, James J; Jukema, J Wouter JW; Blauw, Gerard J GJ; Westendorp, Rudi G J RG; de Craen, Anton J M AJ; Trompet, Stella S; Buckley, Brendan M BM; Murphy, Michael B MB; Ordovas, Jose M JM; Schaefer, Ernst J EJ; ,