Glutamyl aminopeptidase
| glutamyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase A) | |||||||
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| Symbol | ENPEP | ||||||
| Alt. symbols | gp160, CD249 | ||||||
Chr. 4 q25 | |||||||
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Glutamyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.7, aminopeptidase A, aspartate aminopeptidase, angiotensinase A, glutamyl peptidase, Ca2+-activated glutamate aminopeptidase, membrane aminopeptidase II, antigen BP-1/6C3 of mouse B lymphocytes, L-aspartate aminopeptidase, angiotensinase A2) is an enzyme encoded by the ENPEP gene. Glutamyl aminopeptidase has also recently been designated CD249 (cluster of differentiation 249).
Glutamyl aminopeptidase is a zinc-dependent membrane-bound
angiotensin II into angiotensin III and therefore helps to regulate blood pressure.[1]
References
- PMID 10961935.
External links
- The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: M01.003
- Glutamyl+aminopeptidase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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