期刊
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 390, 期 8, 页码 761-773出版社
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2009.080
关键词
a-factor; Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS); mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD); prelamin A; restrictive dermopathy (RD); Ste24
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM41223] Funding Source: Medline
ZMPSTE24 is an integral membrane zinc metalloprotease originally discovered in yeast as an enzyme ( called Ste24p) required for maturation of the mating pheromone a-factor. Surprisingly, ZMPSTE24 has recently emerged as a key protease involved in human progeroid disorders. ZMPSTE24 has only one identified mammalian substrate, the precursor of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. ZMPSTE24 performs a critical endoproteolytic cleavage step that removes the hydrophobic farnesyl-modified tail of prelamin A. Failure to do so has drastic consequences for human health and longevity. Here, we discuss the discovery of the yeast and mammalian ZMPSTE24 orthologs and review the unexpected connection between ZMPSTE24 and premature aging.
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