Posttranslational removal of α-dystroglycan N terminus by PC5/6 cleavage is important for uterine preparation for embryo implantation in women

O-Mannose and O–N-acetyl galactosamine glycosylation of mammalian α-dystroglycan is conserved in a region-specific manner

(2012) Alejandro Gomez Toledo et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Cleavage of endometrial  -integrins into their functional forms is mediated by proprotein convertase 5/6

(2012) S. Paule et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The N-terminal domain of α-dystroglycan, released as a 38kDa protein, is increased in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis

(2011) Camilla Hesse et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Proprotein Convertase 5/6 Is Critical for Embryo Implantation in Women: Regulating Receptivity by Cleaving EBP50, Modulating Ezrin Binding, and Membrane-Cytoskeletal Interactions

(2011) Sophea Heng et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

PC6 levels in uterine lavage are closely associated with uterine receptivity and significantly lower in a subgroup of women with unexplained infertility

(2011) S. Heng et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Cytoskeletal remodelling proteins identified in fetal-maternal interface in pregnant women and rhesus monkeys

(2011) Sarah Paule et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR HISTOLOGY

Like-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (LARGE)-dependent modification of dystroglycan at Thr-317/319 is required for laminin binding and arenavirus infection

(2011) Y. Hara et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Posttranslational Activation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Is Mediated by Proprotein Convertase 6 during Decidualization for Pregnancy Establishment

(2010) Sophea Heng et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Characterization of site-specific O-glycan structures within the mucin-like domain of α-dystroglycan from human skeletal muscle

(2010) Johanna Nilsson et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Interactions between galectin-3 and integrin 3 in regulating endometrial cell proliferation and adhesion

(2009) C.-X. Lei et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Modulation of cell spreading and cell-substrate adhesion dynamics by dystroglycan

(2009) O. Thompson et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Proteomic Identification of Caldesmon as a Physiological Substrate of Proprotein Convertase 6 in Human Uterine Decidual Cells Essential for Pregnancy Establishment

(2009) Lynette M. Kilpatrick et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Processing and secretion of the N-terminal domain of α-dystroglycan in cell culture media

(2008) Fumiaki Saito et al.   FEBS LETTERS

The activation and physiological functions of the proprotein convertases

(2008) N SEIDAH et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY