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A discussion of yeast proteases may seem, at first sight, to be out of place in this book. However, the ease of manipulation of single celled eukaryotes has led to a realization that all eukaryotes have essential similarities, and recent insights from yeast seem very relevant to the problem of protein processing. These developments offer a new direction in solving the longstanding question of the nature of the proteases involved in the maturation of neuropeptides and peptide hormones.
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Cooper, A., Bussey, H. (1988). The Yeast KEX1 Gene Product Acts as a Carboxypeptidase B-Like Protease in Processing Secreted Protein Precursors. In: Chrétien, M., McKerns, K.W. (eds) Molecular Biology of Brain and Endocrine Peptidergic Systems. Biochemical Endocrinology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8801-2_14
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