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Usage
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Regulates central hypertension through its calcium-modulated preference to cleave N-terminal acidic residues from peptides such as angiotensin II.
Gene References into Functions
We suggest that APA enzymatic activity affects tumor initiation and cancer malignancy in a TWIST-dependent mannerPMID:28177885
The substrate Angiotensin II, the enzymes aminopeptidases-A, B, M as well as IRAP were detected in the jejunal mucosa.PMID:26311161
This study suggests a role for GAP in the neoplastic development of renal tumours and provides additional data for considering the activity and expression of this enzyme of interest in the diagnosis and prognosis of renal neoplasms.PMID:24885240
These results explain the calcium-modulated substrate specificity of APA in central hypertension regulationPMID:23888046
There was no significant alteration in plasma APA activity in the patients with Chagas disease or dilated cardiomyopathies, as compared with that in health controlsPMID:21697726
Rieger syndrome with microdeletions including only the PITX2 and ENPEP (glutamyl aminopeptidase) genes.PMID:17850355
Data show that APA appears to be an essential enzyme in the control of blood pressure via degradation of Angiotensin II.PMID:17990103
Data show that aminopeptidase A (APA) plays important roles in the regulation of blood pressure under both the physiological and pathological conditions.PMID:17999179
Data show that brain aminopeptidases act upon Ang I, Ang II and Ang III in order to activate brain AT(1) receptors.PMID:18188697
rare and common variation in ENPEP may contribute to the development of renal and hypertensive disorders and warrants further studyPMID:18206321
The presence of APA in several human brain nuclei sensitive to angiotensins and involved in blood pressure regulation suggests that APA in humans is an integral component of the brain renin angiotensin system.PMID:18410507
A novel nonsense polymorphism in the aminopeptidase-a gene was associated with hypertension among postmenopausal women, and those with marginal calcium and vitamin D intake.PMID:18550936
Angiotensin III and aminopeptidase A and N, related converting enzymes, contribute to cell proliferation of prostate cancer and may be implicated in cancer progression.PMID:18677709
Over-expressed APA drastically reduces, in a calcium dependent manner, full-length-Abeta but not amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) intracellular domain in a cell-free model of Abeta production.PMID:19187443
The activity of glutamyl aminopeptidase was significally increased in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue.PMID:19373777
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Subcellular Location
Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.
Protein Families
Peptidase M1 family
Tissue Specificity
Expressed in choriocarcinoma cancer cell lines (at protein level). Expressed by epithelial cells of the proximal tubule cells and the glomerulus of the nephron. Also found in a variety of other tissues.