Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2003 Jun;35(6):769-73.

The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).

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Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. d.coates@leeds.ac.uk

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Angiotensin converting enzyme 1, found widely throughout the animal kingdom, is an integral membrane bound protein whose active sites are directed to the extracellular spaces. Two isoforms are expressed in mammals, a single domain germinal isoform required for male fertility, and a double domain somatic isoform which has a key role in the renin-angiotensin system. Both somatic domains are active with different substrate affinities. Mouse knockout experiments, and comparative work with invertebrate homologues, suggest that the two domains have clearly distinct roles. The importance of therapies involving inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme are undisputed, but our understanding of how and why these therapies work is now being informed by the tools of genomic and comparative biology.

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