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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011348
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011348
Preferred Name

Procollagen N-Endopeptidase

Definitions
An extracellular endopeptidase which excises a block of peptides at the amino terminal, nonhelical region of the procollagen molecule with the formation of collagen. Absence or deficiency of the enzyme causes accumulation of procollagen which results in the inherited connective tissue disorder--dermatosparaxis. EC 3.4.24.14.
Synonyms
Procollagen N Endopeptidase
Procollagen N-Proteinase
Procollagen Peptidase
Procollagen N Proteinase
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