ArticleMatrix biology plus2021
Procollagen C-proteinase enhancer-1 (PCPE-1), a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for fibrosis.
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- Integrative Proteomic and Lipidomic Analysis of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With PCSK9 Antibodies and Statins.Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine · 2026Trial
- Identification of Protein Biomarkers of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet in Randomized Feeding Studies and Validation in an Observational Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Trial
- Plasma Proteins Associated with Whole Grains and Fiber Intake in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Adipocyte Expression of O-Glycoprotein Procollagen C-Endopeptidase Enhancer Protein 2 (PCPE2): Mechanisms Linking Fibrosis and Beiging of White Adipose Tissue.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Circulating proteins altered in response to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet suggest underlying molecular mechanisms and long-term health benefits.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- PCPE-1 promotes cardiac fibrosis with aging and obesity.JCI insight · 2026Article
- PCPE1 and PCPE2: When Sequence Similarity Masks Functional Diversity.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Review
- Senescence in Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts Induces Heterogeneous Fibril Orientation of Type I Collagen Through Downregulation of BMP-1.Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms · 2026Article
- Multifunctional Skin Dermal Extracellular Matrix Enabling Skin-Relevant Bioactivity for Tissue Remodeling, Hydration, and Anti-Hyperpigmentation.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Collagen in Fibrotic Diseases.Sub-cellular biochemistry · 2026Review
- Molecular and microenvironmental drivers of malignant transformation from oral potentially malignant disorders to oral squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Evaluating serum biomarkers in keratoconus: the role of PCPE-1 and PCPE-2 in collagen metabolism and disease progression.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- Proteomic Profile of Ischemic Heart Disease in Heart Failure: A Community Study.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2025Article
- Skin ECM Provides a Bio-Derived Platform for Supporting Dermal Renewal and Matrix Synthesis.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Transcriptomic analysis of human cartilage identified potential therapeutic targets for hip osteoarthritis.Human molecular genetics · 2025Article
- The interplay of senescence and MMPs in myocardial infarction: implications for cardiac aging and therapeutics.Biogerontology · 2025Review
- PCPE-1, a brown adipose tissue-derived cytokine, promotes obesity-induced liver fibrosis.The EMBO journal · 2024Article
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- Characterization and Physiological Differences of Two Primary Cultures of Human Normal and Hypertrophic Scar Dermal Fibroblasts: A Pilot Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Secretome analysis of oligodendrocytes and precursors reveals their roles as contributors to the extracellular matrix and potential regulators of inflammation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
The correct balance between collagen synthesis and degradation is essential for almost every aspect of life, from development to healthy aging, reproduction and wound healing. When this balance is compromised by external or internal stress signals, it very often leads to disease as is the case in fibrotic conditions. Fibrosis occurs in the context of defective tissue repair and is characterized by the excessive, aberrant and debilitating deposition of fibril-forming collagens. Therefore, the numerous proteins involved in the biosynthesis of fibrillar collagens represent a potential and still underexploited source of therapeutic targets to prevent fibrosis. One such target is procollagen C-proteinase enhancer-1 (PCPE-1) which has the unique ability to accelerate procollagen maturation by BMP-1/tolloid-like proteinases (BTPs) and contributes to trigger collagen fibrillogenesis, without interfering with other BTP functions or the activities of other extracellular metalloproteinases. This role is achieved through a fine-tuned mechanism of action that is close to being elucidated and offers promising perspectives for drug design. Finally, the
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