Mca-APK(Dnp)-OH is a widely used fluorescent substrate for angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2 cleaves between P & K). Proteolytic cleavage separates 7-methoxycoumarin-4-acetyl (Mca) from the fluorescence-quenching group 2,4-dinitrophenyl (Dnp), resulting in increased Mca fluorescence (Ex: 320-328 nm, Em: 405-420 nm). The fluorescence increase over background upon Mca-APK(Dnp) cleavage is more than 14-fold higher than that of Mca-YVADAPK(Dnp), while only Mca-YVADAPK(Dnp), but not Mca-APK(Dnp), can also be used for assessing caspase-1 (ICE) activity.
Popular fluorescent substrate for angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
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ACE2 is a monocarboxypeptidase which generates Angiotensin (1-7) from Angiotensin II (1-8). Attempts to target the kidney Renin Angiotensin System using native ACE2 to treat kidney disease are hampered by its large molecular size, 100 kDa, which precludes its glomerular
The kidney is an important target of the renin-ANG-aldosterone system (RAAS). To date, several studies have demonstrated the existence of a local RAAS in various tissues, including the renal tissue. The mineralocorticoid aldosterone is known to play a critical role
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Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 672, 108061-108061 (2019-07-30)
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