Gene Review:
Rnpep - arginyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase B)
Rattus norvegicus
Synonyms:
AP-B, Aminopeptidase B, Arginine aminopeptidase, Arginyl aminopeptidase, Cytosol aminopeptidase IV
- Arginine-aminopeptidase in rat cardiac fibroblastic cells participates in angiotensin peptide turnover. Petrov, V.V., Fagard, R.H., Lijnen, P.J. Cardiovasc. Res. (2004)
- Inhibitors of aminopeptidase B suppress the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Aoyagi, T., Wada, T., Kojima, F., Nagai, M., Harada, S., Hachisu, M., Murata, S., Umezawa, H. Chem. Pharm. Bull. (1986)
- Expression and purification of rat recombinant aminopeptidase B secreted from baculovirus-infected insect cells. Cadel, S., Gouzy-Darmon, C., Petres, S., Piesse, C., Pham, V.L., Beinfeld, M.C., Cohen, P., Foulon, T. Protein Expr. Purif. (2004)
- Aminopeptidase B from the rat testis is a bifunctional enzyme structurally related to leukotriene-A4 hydrolase. Cadel, S., Foulon, T., Viron, A., Balogh, A., Midol-Monnet, S., Noël, N., Cohen, P. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1997)
- Molecular cloning and expression of rat liver aminopeptidase B. Fukasawa, K.M., Fukasawa, K., Kanai, M., Fujii, S., Harada, M. J. Biol. Chem. (1996)
- Aminopeptidase B is structurally related to leukotriene-A4 hydrolase but is not a bifunctional enzyme with epoxide hydrolase activity. Fukasawa, K.M., Fukasawa, K., Harada, M., Hirose, J., Izumi, T., Shimizu, T. Biochem. J. (1999)
- Inhibition of arginine aminopeptidase by bestatin and arphamenine analogues. Evidence for a new mode of binding to aminopeptidases. Harbeson, S.L., Rich, D.H. Biochemistry (1988)
- Multiple cationic residues of anthopleurin B that determine high affinity and channel isoform discrimination. Khera, P.K., Benzinger, G.R., Lipkind, G., Drum, C.L., Hanck, D.A., Blumenthal, K.M. Biochemistry (1995)
- Neurotensin and neuromedin N are differently metabolized in ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens. Checler, F., Dauch, P., Masuo, Y., Vincent, J.P. J. Neurochem. (1991)
- Aminopeptidase B-like enzymes in leukocytes. Söderling, E., Knuttila, M., Mäkinen, K.K. FEBS Lett. (1977)
- Aminopeptidase-B in the rat testes: isolation, functional properties and cellular localization in the seminiferous tubules. Cadel, S., Pierotti, A.R., Foulon, T., Créminon, C., Barré, N., Segrétain, D., Cohen, P. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. (1995)
- Influence of aminopeptidase inhibitors on brain angiotensin metabolism and drinking in rats. Wright, J.W., Quirk, W.S., Hanesworth, J.M., Harding, J.W. Brain Res. (1988)
- Aminopeptidase B (EC 3.4.11.6). Foulon, T., Cadel, S., Cohen, P. Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. (1999)
- Enzymes that process somatostatin precursors. A novel endoprotease that cleaves before the arginine-lysine doublet is involved in somatostatin-28 convertase activity of rat brain cortex. Gluschankof, P., Gomez, S., Morel, A., Cohen, P. J. Biol. Chem. (1987)
- Role of angiotensin converting enzyme and other peptidases in in vivo metabolism of kinins. Ishida, H., Scicli, A.G., Carretero, O.A. Hypertension (1989)
- Purification and characterization of an enkephalin aminopeptidase from rat brain membranes. Hui, K.S., Wang, Y.J., Lajtha, A. Biochemistry (1983)
- Acute doxorubicin (adriamycin) dosage does not reduce cardiac protein synthesis in vivo, but decreases diaminopeptidase I and proline endopeptidase activities. Zima, T., Tesar, V., Mantle, D., Koll, M., Patel, V., Richardson, P.J., Preedy, V.R. Exp. Mol. Pathol. (2001)
- NRD convertase and aminopeptidase B: two processing metallopeptidases with a selectivity for basic residues. Foulon, T., Cadel, S., Prat, A., Chesneau, V., Hospital, V., Segrétain, D., Cohen, P. Ann. Endocrinol. (Paris) (1997)
- Expression of aminopeptidase B in the developing and adult rat retina. Piesse, C., Cadel, S., Gouzy-Darmon, C., Jeanny, J.C., Carrière, V., Goidin, D., Jonet, L., Gourdji, D., Cohen, P., Foulon, T. Exp. Eye Res. (2004)