Biology:Carboxypeptidase A6

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Carboxypeptidase A6 (CPA6) is a metallocarboxypeptidase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPA6 gene.[1] It is highly expressed in the adult mouse olfactory bulb and is broadly expressed in the embryonic brain and other tissues.[2]

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the family of carboxypeptidases, which catalyze the release of C-terminal amino acid, and have functions ranging from digestion of food to selective biosynthesis of neuroendocrine peptides. Polymorphic variants and a reciprocal translocation t(6;8)(q26;q13) involving this gene, have been associated with Duane retraction syndrome.[1]

CPA6 processes several neuropeptides, including [Met]- and [Leu]-enkephalin, angiotensin I, and neurotensin in vitro.[2] Whereas CPA6 is capable of converting the enkephalins and neurotensin into inactive forms, it can convert the inactive angiotensin I into the active angiotensin II.[2] CPA6 may have additional roles in processing peptides and proteins in vivo, but the nature of these substrates and the effects of these cleavages are currently unknown.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: Carboxypeptidase A6". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=retrieve&list_uids=57094. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Characterization of carboxypeptidase A6, an extracellular matrix peptidase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 283 (11): 7054–63. March 2008. doi:10.1074/jbc.M707680200. PMID 18178555. 

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