Structure of the unliganded form of the proprotein convertase furin suggests activation by a substrate-induced mechanism.
Dahms, S.O., Arciniega, M., Steinmetzer, T., Huber, R., Than, M.E.(2016) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113: 11196-11201
- PubMed: 27647913 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613630113
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5JXG, 5JXH, 5JXI, 5JXJ - PubMed Abstract: 
Proprotein convertases (PCs) are highly specific proteases required for the proteolytic modification of many secreted proteins. An unbalanced activity of these enzymes is connected to pathologies like cancer, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolaemia, and infectious diseases ...