DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating CPA6 and Sveinsson chorioretinal atrophy

CPA6 [ENSP00000297770]

Carboxypeptidase A6; May be involved in the proteolytic inactivation of enkephalins and neurotensin in some brain areas. May convert inactive angiotensin I into the biologically active angiotensin II . Releases a C-terminal amino acid, with preference for large hydrophobic C-terminal amino acids and shows only very weak activity toward small amino acids and histidine .

Synonyms:  CPA6,  CPA6p,  hCPA6,  Q8N4T0,  Q8N4T0p ...

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