Tolloid cleavage activates latent GDF8 by priming the pro-complex for dissociation
V. Q. Le, R. E. Iacob, Y. Tian, W. McConaughy, J. Jackson, Y. Su, B. Zhao, J. R. Engen, M. Pirruccello-Straub, T. A. Springer
This study shows Tolloid cleavage activates latent GDF8 by destabilizing prodomain-growth factor interfaces and priming the growth factor for release.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2017Biochemistry