title: Endothelin converting enzyme-2: a processing enzyme involved in the generation of novel neuropeptides.
abstract: Members of several metalloprotease families have been proposed to be involved in non-classical processing of neuroendocrine precursors. Among them, endothelin converting enzyme-2 (ECE-2) is a good candidate since it exhibits a neuroendocrine distribution, intracellular subcellular localization, and an acidic pH optimum. The enzyme is able to generate a number of biologically active peptides from peptide intermediates, suggesting an important role for this enzyme in the biosynthesis of regulatory peptides. These results are consistent with an important role for ECE-2 in the processing of regulatory peptides at non-classical sites.
authors.affiliation: Sackler Institute for Graduate Biomedical Sciences, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Nino
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mzhavia
authors.forename: Lakshmi A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases; D000072396:Endothelin-Converting Enzymes; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D021381:Protein Transport
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C000606924:ECE2 protein, human; D000072396:Endothelin-Converting Enzymes