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IRAP
a leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase. A type II membrane protein and secreted. Resides in intracellular vesicles together with GLUT4 and can then translocate to the cell surface in response to insulin and/or oxytocin.. Degrades peptide hormones such as oxytocin, vasopressin and angiotensin III, and plays a role in maintaining homeostasis during pregnancy. May be involved in the inactivation of neuronal peptides in the brain. Cleaves Met-enkephalin and dynorphin. Binds angiotensin IV and may be the angiotensin IV receptor in the brain. Three alternatively spliced isoforms have been described. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
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| Protein type: Membrane protein, integral; Protease; EC 3.4.11.3 |
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Cellular Component: integral to plasma membrane; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; plasma membrane; extracellular region; intracellular; cytosol
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Molecular Function: zinc ion binding; metallopeptidase activity; aminopeptidase activity
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Biological Process: antigen processing and presentation of peptide antigen via MHC class I; protein polyubiquitination; cell-cell signaling; antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class I, TAP-independent; antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class I; protein catabolic process; female pregnancy; proteolysis
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Reference #:
Q9UIQ6 (UniProtKB)
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| Alt. Names/Synonyms: angiotensin IV receptor; AT (4) receptor; CAP; Cystinyl aminopeptidase; insulin-regulated aminopeptidase; Insulin-regulated membrane aminopeptidase; Insulin-responsive aminopeptidase; IRAP; LCAP; Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase; Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase, pregnancy serum form; leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase; LNPEP; OTASE; Oxytocinase; P-LAP; Placental leucine aminopeptidase; PLAP; vasopressinase |
| Gene Symbols: LNPEP |
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Molecular weight: 117,349 Da
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Basal Isoelectric point: 5.5
Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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Protein-Specific Antibodies or siRNAs from Cell Signaling Technology®
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