Glutamyl aminopeptidase

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glutamyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase A)
Identifiers
Symbol ENPEP
Alt. symbols gp160, CD249
Entrez 2028
HUGO 3355
OMIM 138297
RefSeq NM_001977
UniProt Q07075
Other data
EC number 3.4.11.7
Locus Chr. 4 q25

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 aminopeptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of glutamatic and aspartatic amino acid residues from the N-terminus of polypeptides. The enzyme degrades vasoconstricting angiotensin II into angiotensin III and therefore helps to regulate blood pressure.[1]

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