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- noun biochemistry A
protease found in certainanimal cells
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Seven out of nine family members generate active proteins through post-translational endoproteolysis of precursors at the specific recognition sequence Arg-X (Arg/Lys) (Arg/Lys), namely furin,
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Katarina Hajdin et al. 2010
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[44] and examined in vitro their effects on proteolytic activities of three key members of PC-family enzymes namely furin, PC5 and PC7.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ajoy Basak et al. 2009
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Ginza Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry KK on Wednesday previewed its summer collection of "furin"
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The peak eluting at retention time (Rt) = 26.5 min was characterized as furin-Eda peptide (II) by both SELDI and MALDI-tof mass spectrometry using CHCA matrix [MW calculated = 2110, observed 2111 (M
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ajoy Basak et al. 2009
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I looooves furin lankwich namez! and “pair” names. wii all takes turns wit naming the bebbeh shelta kittehs – and nawt efferywun can be fluffy or honee bunneh or _____ .
4 mochas - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The bells and their sounds are a symbol of summer throughout Japan and are called furin.
Archive 2007-06-01 Field Notes 2007
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Suddenly I'm feeling an uncontrollable urge to decorate my porch with some furin flags.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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The bells and their sounds are a symbol of summer throughout Japan and are called furin.
Back from Japan! Field Notes 2007
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I knowed a feller once that made a business of takin 'photografts in furin' parts.
Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper James A. Cooper
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Mercapide J, Lopez De Cicco R, Bassi DE, Castresana JS, Thomas G, et al. (2002) Inhibition of furin-mediated processing results in suppression of astrocytoma cell growth and invasiveness.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Katarina Hajdin et al. 2010
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