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OBESITY RESEARCH SOLUTIONSPep2-8 is a peptide inhibitor of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9; IC50 = 1.4 µM).1 It reverses PCSK9-induced decreases in surface LDL receptor levels and restores uptake of LDL in HepG2 cells in a concentration-dependent manner.
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1. Identification of a small peptide that inhibits PCSK9 protein binding to the low density lipoprotein receptor. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 289(2), 942-955 (2014).