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Meprin A

Introduction

Meprin A (EC 3.4.24.18, endopeptidase-2, meprin-a, meprin, N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid hydrolase, PABA-peptide hydrolase, PPH) is an enzyme that cleaves protein and peptide substrates preferentially on carboxyl side of hydrophobic residues.[1]

Meprin A is a dimer composed of the products transcribed from the following two genes:

References

  1. ↑ Sterchi EE, Stöcker W, Bond JS (October 2008). “Meprins, membrane-bound and secreted astacin metalloproteinases”. Mol. Aspects Med. 29 (5): 309–28. doi:10.1016/j.mam.2008.08.002. PMC 2650038. PMID 18783725.