UniProt:Q9UIQ6 LNPEP

chain
  • chain:1-1025
  • chain:155-1025
checksum F84C0EA9D48DC2C0
comment
  • 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.COFACTOR Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit.SUBUNIT Homodimer. Binds tankyrases 1 and 2.INTERACTION 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.SUBCELLULAR LOCATION During pregnancy serum levels are low in the first trimester, rise progressively during the second and third trimester and decrease rapidly after parturition.ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS Experimental confirmation may be lacking for some isoforms.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.PTM The pregnancy serum form is derived from the membrane-bound form by proteolytic processing.PTM N-glycosylated.SIMILARITY Belongs to the peptidase M1 family.
crossReference
databaseName UniProt
dbId 58435
description
  • recommendedName: Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase shortName: Cystinyl aminopeptidase ecNumber: 3.4.11.3 alternativeName: Insulin-regulated membrane aminopeptidase alternativeName: Insulin-responsive aminopeptidase shortName: IRAP alternativeName: Oxytocinase shortName: OTase alternativeName: Placental leucine aminopeptidase shortName: P-LAP component recommendedName: Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase, pregnancy serum form /component
displayName UniProt:Q9UIQ6 LNPEP
geneName
  • LNPEP
  • OTASE
identifier Q9UIQ6
isSequenceChanged false
keyword
  • 3D-structure
  • Acetylation
  • Alternative splicing
  • Aminopeptidase
  • Cell membrane
  • Direct protein sequencing
  • Glycoprotein
  • Hydrolase
  • Membrane
  • Metal-binding
  • Metalloprotease
  • Phosphoprotein
  • Protease
  • Proteomics identification
  • Reference proteome
  • Secreted
  • Signal-anchor
  • Transmembrane
  • Transmembrane helix
  • Zinc
modified [InstanceEdit:9926675] Weiser, Joel, 2024-11-03
moleculeType Protein
name
  • LNPEP
physicalEntity
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
referenceGene
referenceTranscript
schemaClass ReferenceGeneProduct
secondaryIdentifier
  • LCAP_HUMAN
  • O00769
  • Q15145
  • Q59H76
  • Q9TNQ2
  • Q9TNQ3
  • Q9UIQ7
sequenceLength 1025
species [Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId uniprot:Q9UIQ6
url http://purl.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UIQ6
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