title: Limited proteolysis of human kidney angiotensin-converting enzyme and generation of catalytically active N- and C-terminal domains.
abstract: The somatic form of angiotensin converting enzyme is a class I ectoenzyme that is bound to the surface of endothelial calls. It consists of two homologous, catalytic domains of approximately 600 residues each; a juxtamembrane "stalk" region; a transmembrane, hydrophobic sequence; and a 30 residue, C-terminal cytosolic domain. We have used limited proteolysis to probe the structural and functional properties of the enzyme. Endoproteinase Asp-N cleaves both the Thr615-Asp616 and the Leu1219-Asp1220 peptide bonds to generate the two catalytic domains which were isolated by a combination of immunoaffinity and lisinopril Sepharose affinity chromatography. The enzymatic characteristics of the N and C fragments were examined with angiotensin I, hippuryl-His-Leu, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone and indicate that both fragments contain catalytically active sites that retain their individual functional integrity.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences and Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Sturrock
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Danilov
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Riordan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A