SCG5
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Neuroendocrine protein 7B2 is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the SCG5 gene
. The protein
expressed by this gene is widely distributed in neuroendocrine tissues. It functions as a chaperone protein for the proprotein convertase PC2
and is required for the production of an active PC2 enzyme.
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the SCG5 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. The protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
expressed by this gene is widely distributed in neuroendocrine tissues. It functions as a chaperone protein for the proprotein convertase PC2
Proprotein convertase 2
Proprotein convertase 2 also known as prohormone convertase 2 or neuroendocrine convertase 2 is a serine protease and proprotein convertase PC2, like proprotein convertase 1 , is an enzyme responsible for the first step in the maturation of many neuroendocrine peptides from their precursors, such...
and is required for the production of an active PC2 enzyme.