Cell BiologybioRxiv
The proprotein convertase BLI-4 promotes collagen secretion during assembly of the Caenorhabditis elegans cuticle
S. K. Birnbaum, J. D. Cohen, A. Belfi…·M. V. Sundaram
This study shows that the proprotein convertase BLI-4 is required for the secretion of cuticle collagens in C. elegans, revealing a role for N-terminal processing in intracellular trafficking and matrix assembly.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010944