Serine carboxypeptidase SCPEP1 and Cathepsin A play complementary roles in regulation of vasoconstriction via inactivation of endothelin-1.

The potent vasoconstrictor peptides, endothelin 1 (ET-1) and angiotensin II control adaptation of blood vessels to fluctuations of blood pressure. Previously we have shown that the circulating level of ET-1 is regulated through its proteolytic cleavage by secreted serine carboxypeptidase, cathepsin...

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Main Authors: Xuefang Pan, Lubov Grigoryeva, Volkan Seyrantepe, Junzheng Peng, Katrin Kollmann, Johanne Tremblay, Julie L Lavoie, Aleksander Hinek, Torben Lübke, Alexey V Pshezhetsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3937211?pdf=render