Aminopeptidase N/CD13 Products

Description

Aminopeptidase N is located in the small-intestinal and renal microvillar membrane, and also in other plasma membranes. In the small intestine aminopeptidase N plays a role in the final digestion of peptides generated from hydrolysis of proteins by gastric and pancreatic proteases. Its function in proximal tubular epithelial cells and other cell types is less clear. The large extracellular carboxyterminal domain contains a pentapeptide consensus sequence characteristic of members of the zinc-binding metalloproteinase superfamily. Sequence comparisons with known enzymes of this class showed that CD13 and aminopeptidase N are identical. The latter enzyme was thought to be involved in the metabolism of regulatory peptides by diverse cell types, including small intestinal and renal tubular epithelial cells, macrophages, granulocytes, and synaptic membranes from the CNS. Human aminopeptidase N is a receptor for one strain of human coronavirus that is an important cause of upper respiratory tract infections. Defects in this gene appear to be a cause of various types of leukemia or lymphoma.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	290 Human
Uniprot	NP_001141.1 Human
Product By Gene ID	290
Alternate Names	alanyl (membrane) aminopeptidase Alanyl aminopeptidase Aminopeptidase M Aminopeptidase N ANPEP AP-M APN AP-N CD13 antigen CD13 CD13APN EC 3.4.11 EC 3.4.11.2 gp150 LAP1 Microsomal aminopeptidase Myeloid plasma membrane glycoprotein CD13 p150 PEPN PEPNhAPN

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