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Increased shedding of angiotensin-converting enzyme by a mutation identified in the stalk region.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Feb 2001
Eyries M, Michaud A, Deinum J, Agrapart M, Chomilier J, Kramers C, Soubrier F
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), an enzyme that plays a major role in vasoactive peptide metabolism, is a type 1 ectoprotein, which is released from the plasma membrane by a proteolytic cleavage occurring in the stalk sequence adjacent to the membrane anchor. In this study, we have discovered...
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