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Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin 6 in Cardiovascular Biology and Disease

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113429

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atrial septal defect; cardiac aging; corin; endothelial lipase; hypertension; PACE4; PCSK6; vascular remodeling

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81873566, 82071592]
  2. Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutes

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PCSK6 is a secreted serine protease expressed in various organs, playing important roles in embryonic development, cardiovascular functions, and cardiovascular diseases.
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 6 (PCSK6) is a secreted serine protease expressed in most major organs, where it cleaves a wide range of growth factors, signaling molecules, peptide hormones, proteolytic enzymes, and adhesion proteins. Studies in Pcsk6-deficient mice have demonstrated the importance of Pcsk6 in embryonic development, body axis specification, ovarian function, and extracellular matrix remodeling in articular cartilage. In the cardiovascular system, PCSK6 acts as a key modulator in heart formation, lipoprotein metabolism, body fluid homeostasis, cardiac repair, and vascular remodeling. To date, dysregulated PCSK6 expression or function has been implicated in major cardiovascular diseases, including atrial septal defects, hypertension, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and cardiac aging. In this review, we describe biochemical characteristics and posttranslational modifications of PCSK6. Moreover, we discuss the role of PCSK6 and related molecular mechanisms in cardiovascular biology and disease.

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