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Testicular Angiotensin-converting enzyme with different glycan modification: characterization on glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein releasing and dipeptidase activities.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Jan 2009
Kondoh Gen, Watanabe Hitomi, Tashima Yuko, Maeda Yusuke, Kinoshita Taroh
Abstract excerpt
We have previously found that the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) carries GPI-anchored protein releasing activity (GPIase) as well as dipeptidase activity. Testicular ACE (tACE), the male germinal specific isozyme, plays a crucial role in male fertilization. The amino-terminal region of this...
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