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Two PCs, furin and PC5, were shown to cleave FGF23\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    at RHTR\n                    <jats:sub>179<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2193, but whether they are fulfilling this function\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    is currently unknown. To address this question, we used here mice lacking either or both furin and PC5 in cell-specific manners and mice lacking the paired basic amino acid-cleaving enzyme 4 (PACE4) in all cells. Our analysis shows that furin inactivation in osteoblasts and osteocytes results in a 25% increase in circulating intact FGF23, without any significant impact on serum phosphate levels, whether mice are maintained on a normal or a low phosphate diet. Under conditions of iron deficiency, FGF23 is normally processed in control mice, but its processing is impaired in mice lacking furin in osteoblasts and osteocytes. 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