{"symbol":"PCOLCE","synonyms":["PCPE1","PCPE-1","PCPE"],"name":"procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer","description":"Fibrillar collagen types I-III are synthesized as precursor molecules known as procollagens. These precursors contain amino- and carboxyl-terminal peptide extensions known as N- and C-propeptides, respectively, which are cleaved, upon secretion of procollagen from the cell, to yield the mature triple helical, highly structured fibrils. This gene encodes a glycoprotein which binds and drives the enzymatic cleavage of type I procollagen and heightens C-proteinase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":5118,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/5118","proteins":[{"symbol":"PCOC1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/PCOC1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}