Protein
Neuroendocrine convertase 2
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Involved in the processing of hormone and other protein precursors at sites comprised of pairs of basic amino acid residues. Responsible for the release of glucagon from proglucagon in pancreatic A cells (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase S8 family. Furin subfamily.
Sequence
MEGGCGSQWKAAGLLFCVMVFASAERPVFTNHFLVELHKDGEEEARQVAAEHGFGVRKLPFAEGLYHFYHNGLAKAKRRRSLHHKRQLERDPRIKMALQQEGFDRKKRGYRDINEIDINMNDPLFTKQWYLFNTGQADGTPGLDLNVAEAWELGYTGKGVTIGIMDDGIDYLHPDLAYNYNSDASYDFSSNDPYPYPRYTDDWFNSHGTRCAGEVSAAASNNICGVGVAYNSKVAGIRMLDQPFMTDIIEASSISHMPQLIDIYSASWGPTDNGKTVDGPRELTLQAMADGVNKGRGGKGSIYVWASGDGGSYDDCNCDGYASSMWTISINSAINDGRTALYDESCSSTLASTFSNGRKRNPEAGVATTDLYGNCTLRHSGTSAAAPEAAGVFALALEANVDLTWRDMQHLTVLTSKRNQLHDEVHQWRRNGVGLEFNHLFGYGVLDAGAMVKMAKDWKTVPERFHCVGGSVQNPEKIPPTGKLVLTLQTNACEGKENFVRYLEHVQAVITVNATRRGDLNINMTSPMGTKSILLSRRPRDDDSKVGFDKWPFMTTHTWGEDARGTWTLELGFVGSAPQKGLLKEWTLMLHGTQSAPYIDQVVRDYQSKLAMSKKQELEEELDEAVERSLQSILRKN