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ECE1 endothelin converting enzyme 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 1889, updated on 13-Mar-2020

Summary

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Official Symbol
ECE1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
endothelin converting enzyme 1provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:3146
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000117298 MIM:600423
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
ECE
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is involved in proteolytic processing of endothelin precursors to biologically active peptides. Mutations in this gene are associated with Hirschsprung disease, cardiac defects and autonomic dysfunction. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in adrenal (RPKM 34.3), fat (RPKM 29.1) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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See ECE1 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
1p36.12
Exon count:
23
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
109.20200228 current GRCh38.p13 (GCF_000001405.39) 1 NC_000001.11 (21217250..21345504, complement)
105 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 1 NC_000001.10 (21543740..21672034, complement)

Chromosome 1 - NC_000001.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 3 Neighboring gene NFE2L2 motif-containing MPRA enhancer 38 Neighboring gene heat shock protein family E (Hsp10) member 1 pseudogene 27 Neighboring gene ECE1 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene phosphodiesterase 4D interacting protein pseudogene Neighboring gene protein phosphatase 1 regulatory inhibitor subunit 11 pseudogene 1

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 in cancer aggressiveness. Tapia JC, et al. Cancer Lett, 2019 Jun 28. PMID 30926432
  2. ECE-1 overexpression in head and neck cancer is associated with poor tumor differentiation and patient outcome. Xu ES, et al. Oral Dis, 2019 Jan. PMID 29978582
  3. Association between ECE1 gene polymorphisms and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage. Zeng Y, et al. J Int Med Res, 2016 Jun. PMID 27036146, Free PMC Article
  4. Endothelin-converting enzyme is a plausible target gene for hypoxia-inducible factor. Khamaisi M, et al. Kidney Int, 2015 Apr. PMID 25469848
  5. Nitric oxide inhibits the production of soluble endothelin converting enzyme-1. Kuruppu S, et al. Mol Cell Biochem, 2014 Nov. PMID 25226840

See all (129) citations in PubMed

See citations in PubMed for homologs of this gene provided by HomoloGene

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. current evidence suggests that ECE-1c contributes to cancer aggressiveness and plays a putative role as a key regulator of cancer progression.
    Title: Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 in cancer aggressiveness.
  2. overexpression of ECE-1 in head and neck cancer is a predictor of poor tumor differentiation and prognosis
    Title: ECE-1 overexpression in head and neck cancer is associated with poor tumor differentiation and patient outcome.
  3. Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 regulates glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor signalling and resensitisation.
    Title: Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 regulates glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor signalling and resensitisation.
  4. ECE-1 and ECE-2 levels were significantly reduced in post-mortem brains from dementia with Lewy body patients.
    Title: Endothelin-converting enzymes degrade α-synuclein and are reduced in dementia with Lewy bodies.
  5. These results indicated that the ECE1 rs212528 and rs213045 polymorphisms had no major role to play in the genetic susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage.
    Title: Association between ECE1 gene polymorphisms and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage.
  6. results indicate that PKC-phosphorylated ECE-1 is a TIMAP-PP1c substrate and this phosphatase complex has an important role in endothelin-1 production of EC through the regulation of ECE-1 activity.
    Title: TIMAP-protein phosphatase 1-complex controls endothelin-1 production via ECE-1 dephosphorylation.
  7. CK2-increased ECE-1c protein stability is related to augmented migration and invasion of colon cancer cells, shedding light on a novel mechanism by which CK2 may promote malignant progression of this disease.
    Title: Colon cancer cell invasion is promoted by protein kinase CK2 through increase of endothelin-converting enzyme-1c protein stability.
  8. Thus, our findings suggest that ECE-1 may be a novel hypoxia-inducible factor-target gene.
    Title: Endothelin-converting enzyme is a plausible target gene for hypoxia-inducible factor.
  9. Structural analysis of membrane-bound hECE-1 dimer using molecular modeling techniques: insights into conformational changes and Abeta1-42 peptide binding.
    Title: Structural analysis of membrane-bound hECE-1 dimer using molecular modeling techniques: insights into conformational changes and Aβ1-42 peptide binding.
  10. Nitric oxide inhibits the production of soluble endothelin converting enzyme-1 by endothelial cells.
    Title: Nitric oxide inhibits the production of soluble endothelin converting enzyme-1.
Submit: New GeneRIF Correction See all GeneRIFs (73)

Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description Tests
Essential hypertension
MedGen: C0085580 OMIM: 145500 GeneReviews: Not available
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Hirschsprung disease, cardiac defects, and autonomic dysfunction
MedGen: C3151237 OMIM: 613870 GeneReviews: Not available
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NHGRI GWAS Catalog

Description
Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.
NHGRI GWA Catalog

Variation

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Genotypes

Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
endopeptidase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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metalloendopeptidase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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metalloendopeptidase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
peptide hormone binding IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
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protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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protein homodimerization activity IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
zinc ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
bradykinin catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
calcitonin catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
ear development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
embryonic digit morphogenesis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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endothelin maturation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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heart development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
hormone catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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peptide hormone processing IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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pharyngeal system development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
positive regulation of receptor recycling IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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protein processing IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by endothelin IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
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regulation of vasoconstriction IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
 PubMed 
substance P catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
Weibel-Palade body IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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endosome IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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external side of plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
integral component of membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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intrinsic component of endosome membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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lysosomal membrane HDA PubMed 
membrane HDA PubMed 
perinuclear region of cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
vesicle ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
endothelin-converting enzyme 1
Names
ECE-1
NP_001106818.1
NP_001106819.1
NP_001106820.1
NP_001388.1
XP_006710461.1
XP_011539174.1
XP_011539175.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_013008.2 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5038..133292
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001113347.2 → NP_001106818.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001106818.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) differs in the 5' UTR and coding region, compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter protein (isoform 3 also known as isoform a) that has a distinct N-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL031005, BC106022, BP234532, BU733112, D43698
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44083.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P42892
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A024RAB0
    Related
    ENSP00000349581.4, ENST00000357071.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:107 → 756
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:94 → 749
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]

  2. NM_001113348.2 → NP_001106819.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform 4

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001106819.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 5' UTR and coding region, compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter protein (isoform 4 also known as isoform c) that has a distinct N-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AB031742, AL031005, AL031728, BC106022, BU733112, DB290492
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44081.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P42892
    Related
    ENSP00000405088.2, ENST00000415912.6
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:103 → 752
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:90 → 745
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]

  3. NM_001113349.2 → NP_001106820.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001106820.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR and coding region, compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter protein (isoform 2 also known as isoform d) that has a distinct N-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AJ130828, AL031005, BC106022, BP337331, BU733112, CN298523, CN298525, DA436879, DA445355, DA445401
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44082.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P42892
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A024RAB2
    Related
    ENSP00000264205.6, ENST00000264205.10
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:116 → 765
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:103 → 758
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]

  4. NM_001397.3 → NP_001388.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001388.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longest protein (isoform 1 also known as isoform b).
    Source sequence(s)
    AL031005, BC106022, BC117256, BU733112, Z35307
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS215.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P42892
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A024RAF7
    Related
    ENSP00000364028.6, ENST00000374893.11
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:119 → 768
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:106 → 761
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Homo sapiens Updated Annotation Release 109.

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p13 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000001.11 Reference GRCh38.p13 Primary Assembly

    Range
    21217250..21345504 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_011540873.2 → XP_011539175.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform X2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_011539175.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P42892
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:102 → 751
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:89 → 744
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]

  2. XM_011540872.2 → XP_011539174.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform X1

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:127 → 776
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:114 → 769
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]

  3. XM_006710398.2 → XP_006710461.1  endothelin-converting enzyme 1 isoform X2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_006710461.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P42892
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd08662
    Location:102 → 751
    M13; Peptidase family M13 includes neprilysin, endothelin-converting enzyme I
    COG3590
    Location:89 → 744
    PepO; Predicted metalloendopeptidase [Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones]
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
P42892.2 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P42892

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