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Details on Person UniProt:P08473 MME

Class:IdReferenceGeneProduct:60073
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_timestamp2025-08-15 21:01:36
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commentFUNCTION Thermolysin-like specificity, but is almost confined on acting on polypeptides of up to 30 amino acids (PubMed:15283675, PubMed:6208535, PubMed:6349683, PubMed:8168535). Biologically important in the destruction of opioid peptides such as Met- and Leu-enkephalins by cleavage of a Gly-Phe bond (PubMed:17101991, PubMed:6349683). Catalyzes cleavage of bradykinin, substance P and neurotensin peptides (PubMed:6208535). Able to cleave angiotensin-1, angiotensin-2 and angiotensin 1-9 (PubMed:15283675, PubMed:6349683). Involved in the degradation of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and brain natriuretic factor (BNP(1-32)) (PubMed:16254193, PubMed:2531377, PubMed:2972276). Displays UV-inducible elastase activity toward skin preelastic and elastic fibers (PubMed:20876573).CATALYTIC ACTIVITY Preferential cleavage of polypeptides between hydrophobic residues, particularly with Phe or Tyr at P1'.CATALYTIC ACTIVITY substance P + H2O = substance P(1-9) + L-Leu-L-Met-NH2CATALYTIC ACTIVITY substance P + H2O = substance P(1-7) + L-Phe-Gly-L-Leu-L-Met-NH2CATALYTIC ACTIVITY neurotensin + H2O = neurotensin(1-11) + L-isoleucyl-L-leucineCATALYTIC ACTIVITY neurotensin + H2O = neurotensin(1-10) + L-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-leucineCOFACTOR Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit.ACTIVITY REGULATION Inhibited in a dose dependent manner by opiorphin (PubMed:17101991). Activated by K49-P1-20, a twenty-residue synthetic peptide shortened from the snake B.asper myotoxin II (PubMed:26931059).BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES Myristoylation is a determinant of membrane targeting.PTM Glycosylation at Asn-628 is necessary both for surface expression and neutral endopeptidase activity.DISEASE The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.DISEASE The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.MISCELLANEOUS Important cell surface marker in the diagnostic of human acute lymphocytic leukemia.SIMILARITY Belongs to the peptidase M13 family.SEQUENCE CAUTION Truncated N-terminus.
descriptionrecommendedName: fullName evidence="27"Neprilysin ecNumber evidence="9 20 24 25 26"3.4.24.11 alternativeName: Atriopeptidase alternativeName: Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen shortName: CALLA alternativeName: fullName evidence="31"Enkephalinase alternativeName: fullName evidence="29"Neutral endopeptidase 24.11 shortName: NEP shortName: Neutral endopeptidase alternativeName: Skin fibroblast elastase shortName: SFE cdAntigenName evidence="28"CD10/cdAntigenName
geneNameMME
EPN
identifierP08473
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keyword3D-structure
Cell membrane
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Disease variant
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Hydrolase
Lipoprotein
Membrane
Metal-binding
Metalloprotease
Myristate
Neurodegeneration
Neuropathy
Phosphoprotein
Protease
Proteomics identification
Reference proteome
Signal-anchor
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Zinc
modified[InstanceEdit:9836292] Weiser, Joel, 2023-05-25
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9917590] Weiser, Joel, 2024-08-09
[InstanceEdit:9926675] Weiser, Joel, 2024-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9939033] Weiser, Joel, 2025-02-21
[InstanceEdit:9963647] Weiser, Joel, 2025-08-15
nameMME
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
referenceGene[ReferenceDNASequence:8989658] ENSEMBL:ENSG00000196549 MME [Homo sapiens]
secondaryIdentifierNEP_HUMAN
A8K6U6
D3DNJ9
Q3MIX4
sequenceLength750
species[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:2022342] MME [plasma membrane] [Homo sapiens]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:6806156] MME [secretory granule membrane] [Homo sapiens]
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