Biology:XPNPEP2

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


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Xaa-Pro aminopeptidase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the XPNPEP2 gene.[1][2][3]

Aminopeptidase P is a hydrolase specific for N-terminal imido bonds, which are common to several collagen degradation products, neuropeptides, vasoactive peptides, and cytokines. Structurally, the enzyme is a member of the 'pita bread fold' family and occurs in mammalian tissues in both soluble and GPI-anchored membrane-bound forms. A membrane-bound and soluble form of this enzyme have been identified as products of two separate genes.[3]


References

  1. "Cloning and tissue distribution of human membrane-bound aminopeptidase P". Biochim Biophys Acta 1354 (1): 45–8. Dec 1997. doi:10.1016/s0167-4781(97)00126-7. PMID 9375790. 
  2. "Assignment of the membrane-bound human aminopeptidase P gene (XPNPEP2) to chromosome Xq25". Genomics 50 (1): 114–6. Apr 1999. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5302. PMID 9628831. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: XPNPEP2 X-prolyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase P) 2, membrane-bound". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7512. 

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