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Literature on LNPEP

LNPEP [ENSP00000231368]

Leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase, pregnancy serum form; 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.

Synonyms:  LNPEP,  Q9UIQ6,  Q9UIQ6p,  hQ9UIQ6,  3.4.11.3 ...

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