Carboxypeptidase B2

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CPB2
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_016413
NM_001278541
NM_001872

NM_019775

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001265470
NP_001863

NP_062749

Location (UCSC)Chr 13: 46.05 – 46.11 MbChr 14: 75.48 – 75.52 Mb
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Carboxypeptidase B2 (CPB2), also known as carboxypeptidase U (CPU), plasma carboxypeptidase B (pCPB) or thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the gene CPB2.[5][6]

Function

CPB2 is synthesized by the liver

plasminogen.[8][9]

Carboxypeptidases are enzymes that hydrolyze C-terminal peptide bonds. The carboxypeptidase family includes metallo-, serine, and cysteine carboxypeptidases. According to their substrate specificity, these enzymes are referred to as carboxypeptidase A (cleaving aliphatic residues) or carboxypeptidase B (cleaving basic amino residues). The protein encoded by this gene is activated by thrombin and acts on carboxypeptidase B substrates. After thrombin activation, the mature protein downregulates fibrinolysis.[10]

Fibrinolysis (simplified). Blue arrows denote stimulation, and red arrows inhibition.

Isozymes

Polymorphisms have been described for this gene and its promoter region. Available sequence data analyses indicate splice variants that encode different isoforms.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000080618Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021999Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 1939207
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  9. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CPB2 carboxypeptidase B2 (plasma)".

Further reading

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