LCAP_HUMAN

Source: PM19886704
PM23856902
PM22954596
Marked as 'Integral membrane protein'
Confidence: medium (present in either hRBCD or BSc_CH or PM22954596) Search PubMed for
(RBC AND this entry)
Gene names: LNPEP , OTASE
Protein names and data: LCAP_HUMAN , Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase; Cystinyl aminopeptidase; 3.4.11.3 , Insulin-regulated membrane aminopeptidase; Insulin-responsive aminopeptidase; IRAP; Oxytocinase; OTase; Placental leucine aminopeptidase; P-LAP; Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase, pregnancy serum form Lenght: 1025 a.a.
Mass: 117349 Da
fasta formatted sequence
Function: Release of an N-terminal amino acid, cleaves before cysteine, leucine as well as other amino acids. 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.
Catalytic activity: Release of an N-terminal amino acid, Cys-|- Xaa-, in which the half-cystine residue is involved in a disulfide loop, notably in oxytocin or vasopressin. Hydrolysis rates on a range of aminoacyl arylamides exceed that for the cystinyl derivative, however.
Cellular location: Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=In brain only the membrane-bound form is found. The protein resides in intracellular vesicles together with GLUT4 and can then translocate to the cell surface in response to insulin and/or oxytocin. Localization may be determined by dileucine internalization motifs, and/or by interaction with tankyrases. Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase, pregnancy serum form: Secreted. Note=During pregnancy serum levels are low in the first trimester, rise progressively during the second and third trimester and decrease rapidly after parturition.
Tissue specificity: Highly expressed in placenta, heart, kidney and small intestine. Detected at lower levels in neuronal cells in the brain, in skeletal muscle, spleen, liver, testes and colon.

Genetic variants

Database cross-references

UniProt: Q9UIQ6
Ensembl: ENST00000231368
Ensembl: ENST00000395770
MIM: 151300
neXtProt: NX_Q9UIQ6
Antibodypedia: Q9UIQ6 (may not find the protein thus also not any antibody)
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