Human furin is a calcium-dependent serine endoprotease that recognizes the sequence Arg-X-X-Arg and efficiently cleaves anthrax toxin protective antigen.
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- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 267 (23) , 16396-16402
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(18)42016-9
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