CPA5

Carboxypeptidase A5
Identifiers
SymbolsCPA5 ; FLJ35969
External IDsOMIM: 609561 MGI: 1921899 HomoloGene: 62246 IUPHAR: 1591 ChEMBL: 2234 GeneCards: CPA5 Gene
EC number3.4.17.1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez9397974649
EnsemblENSG00000158525ENSMUSG00000029788
UniProtQ8WXQ8Q8R4H4
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001127441NM_144537
RefSeq (protein)NP_001120913NP_653120
Location (UCSC)Chr 7:
129.98 – 130.01 Mb
Chr 6:
30.61 – 30.63 Mb
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Carboxypeptidase A5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPA5 gene.[1][2]

Carboxypeptidases have functions ranging from digestion of food to selective biosynthesis of neuroendocrine peptides. Members of the A/B subfamily of carboxypeptidases, such as CPA5, contain an approximately 90-amino acid pro region that assists in the folding of the active carboxypeptidase domain. Cleavage of the pro region activates the enzyme (Wei et al., 2002).[supplied by OMIM][2]

References

  1. Wei S, Segura S, Vendrell J, Aviles FX, Lanoue E, Day R, Feng Y, Fricker LD (Apr 2002). "Identification and characterization of three members of the human metallocarboxypeptidase gene family". J Biol Chem 277 (17): 14954–64. doi:10.1074/jbc.M112254200. PMID 11836249.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CPA5 carboxypeptidase A5".

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