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EC Tree
The taxonomic range for the selected organisms is: Homo sapiens The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Eukaryota, Archaea
Reaction Schemes
release of an N-terminal pyroglutamyl group from a polypeptide, the second amino acid generally not being Pro
Synonyms
pgp-1, pap-i, pyroglutamate aminopeptidase, pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase, pyroglutamyl peptidase i, pcp-0sh, pyrase, pyrrolidone carboxyl peptidase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase i,
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pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase I
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5-oxoprolyl-peptidase
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aminopeptidase, pyroglutamate
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L-pyrrolidonecarboxylate peptidase
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pyroglutamate aminopeptidase
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pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase
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pyrrolidone carboxyeptidase
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pyrrolidone-carboxylate peptidase
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pyrrolidonecarboxy peptidase
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pyrrolidonecarboxylyl peptidase
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pyrrolidonyl peptidase
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hydrolysis of peptide bond
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ACE inhibitor + H2O
pyroglutamate + ?
contains the N-terminal dipeptide pyroglutamyl-Trp-
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?
bombesin + H2O
pyroglutamate + ?
contains the N-terminal dipeptide pyroglutamyl-Arg-
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?
bradykinin potentiator B + H2O
pyroglutamate + ?
contains the N-terminal dipeptide pyroglutamyl-Gly-
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?
L-pyroglutamyl-p-nitroanilide + H2O
L-pyroglutamate + p-nitroaniline
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?
leukopyrokinin + H2O
pyroglutamate + ?
contains the N-terminal dipeptide pyroglutamyl-Thr-
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?
luteinizing hormone releasing hormone + H2O
pyroglutamate + ?
contains the N-terminal dipeptide pyroglutamyl-His-
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?
neurotensin + H2O
pyroglutamate + ?
contains the N-terminal dipeptide pyroglutamyl-Leu-
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pyroglutamyl-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide + H2O
pyroglutamate + 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin
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?
thyrotropin-releasing hormone + H2O
?
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?
4(R)-N-(2-nitroxyethyl)-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxamide + H2O
L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid + ?
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?
L-2-oxoimidazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala + H2O
?
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?
L-2-oxooxazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala + H2O
?
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L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala + H2O
?
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?
L-pyroglutamyl-L-Ala + H2O
L-pyroglutamate + L-Ala
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?
luliberin + H2O
pyroglutamate + His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Arg-Pro-Gly-NH2
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?
neurotensin + H2O
pyroglutamate + Leu-Tyr-Glu-Asn-Lys-Pro-Ag-Arg-Pro-Tyr-Ile-Leu
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pyroglutamyl-4-methylcoumarin 7-amide + H2O
pyroglutamate + 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin
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thyroliberin + H2O
pyroglutamate + His-Pro-NH2
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additional information
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additional information
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the enzyme appears to play an important role in the activation and inactivation of many N-terminal pyroglutamyl-terminating peptides
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additional information
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enzyme may participate in regulating the levels of seminal thyrotropin-relasing hormone analogues and in mediating sperm death associated with necrozoospermia
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additional information
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additional information
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the enzyme appears to play an important role in the activation and inactivation of many N-terminal pyroglutamyl-terminating peptides
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additional information
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enzyme may participate in regulating the levels of seminal thyrotropin-relasing hormone analogues and in mediating sperm death associated with necrozoospermia
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maximal activity in absence of divalent cations
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Ca2+
1 mM, 20% inhibition
Cu2+
1 mM, 96% inhibition
E64
0.1 mM, 15% inhibition
Ni2+
0.1 mM, 98% inhibition
Zn2+
1 mM, 98% inhibition
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thio-reducing agent
absolute requirement
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dithiothreitol
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absolute requirement for maintenance of activity
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Coinfection
Mucosal T cells recovered from mice after infection with respiratory syncytial virus display a memory/activation phenotype.
Cystitis
Inflammation and nerve injury induce expression of pancreatitis-associated protein-II in primary sensory neurons.
Dermatitis, Atopic
Hemopoietic progenitor cells in atopic dermatitis skin lesions.
Endotoxemia
Pancreatitis-associated protein-I mRNA expression in mouse pancreas is upregulated by lipopolysaccharide independent of cerulein-pancreatitis.
Hyperalgesia
Nerve Injury-Induced Neuronal PAP-I Maintains Neuropathic Pain by Activating Spinal Microglia.
Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid status regulates particulate but not soluble TRH-degrading pyroglutamate aminopeptidase activity in the rat liver.
Infections
CD44 is not required for poliovirus replication.
Infections
Evaluation of three disk tests for identification of enterococci, leuconostocs, and pediococci.
Infections
Mucosal T cells recovered from mice after infection with respiratory syncytial virus display a memory/activation phenotype.
Influenza, Human
Comparative behavior of membrane protein-antibody complexes on motile fibroblasts: implications for a mechanism of capping.
Insulinoma
Evidence for pyroglutamyl peptidase I and prolyl endopeptidase activities in the rat insulinoma cell line RINm 5F: lack of relationship with TRH metabolism.
Kidney Neoplasms
Altered levels of acid, basic, and neutral peptidase activity and expression in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Leukemia
Hepatic gene expression patterns following trauma-hemorrhage: effect of posttreatment with estrogen.
Leukemia
High cellular accumulation of sulphoraphane, a dietary anticarcinogen, is followed by rapid transporter-mediated export as a glutathione conjugate.
Liver Cirrhosis
Serum pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase activity: a promising novel biomarker candidate for liver cirrhosis.
Lymphoma
Regulation of Thy-1 and Pgp-1 glycoproteins in hybrids between T-cell lymphomas and Abelson-leukemia-virus-induced lymphomas.
Lymphoma
T-cell lymphomas emerging as epineoplasms in mice bearing transplanted polyoma virus-induced salivary gland tumors.
Lymphoma, T-Cell
Regulation of Thy-1 and Pgp-1 glycoproteins in hybrids between T-cell lymphomas and Abelson-leukemia-virus-induced lymphomas.
Neoplasms
A ratiometric fluorescent sensor for rapid detection of the pyroglutamate aminopeptidase-1 in mouse tumors.
Neoplasms
Activity of the Bcl-2 family inhibitor ABT-263 in a panel of small cell lung cancer xenograft models.
Neoplasms
Altered Activity and Expression of Cytosolic Peptidases in Colorectal Cancer.
Neoplasms
Antigenic variation and macrophage infiltration of human bladder tumors xenografted into nude mice.
Neoplasms
Antitumor activity and tumor necrosis factor production of Phytolacca acinosa polysaccharides I in mice.
Neoplasms
Effects of Phytolacca acinosa polysaccharides I combined with interleukin-2 on the cytotoxicity of murine splenocytes against tumor cells.
Neoplasms
Moderate Beer Consumption Modifies Tumoral Growth Parameters and Pyrrolidone Carboxypeptidase Type-I and Type-II Specific Activities in the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Mammary Gland Axis in an Animal Model of Breast Cancer.
Neoplasms
Physalaemin: an amphibian tachykinin in human lung small-cell carcinoma.
Neuralgia
Erratum: Li et al., "Nerve Injury-Induced Neuronal PAP-I Maintains Neuropathic Pain by Activating Spinal Microglia".
Neuralgia
Nerve Injury-Induced Neuronal PAP-I Maintains Neuropathic Pain by Activating Spinal Microglia.
Neuroblastoma
CD44 is not required for poliovirus replication.
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis-associated protein-I and pancreatitis-associated protein-III expression in a rat model of kainic acid-induced seizure.
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis-associated protein-I mRNA expression in mouse pancreas is upregulated by lipopolysaccharide independent of cerulein-pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis
Regulation of mouse pancreatitis-associated protein-I gene expression during caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis.
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Inflammation and nerve injury induce expression of pancreatitis-associated protein-II in primary sensory neurons.
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Nerve Injury-Induced Neuronal PAP-I Maintains Neuropathic Pain by Activating Spinal Microglia.
Prostatic Neoplasms
Discovery of 2-chloro-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methylquinazolin-4-amine (EP128265, MPI-0441138) as a potent inducer of apoptosis with high in vivo activity.
pyroglutamyl-peptidase i deficiency
Nerve Injury-Induced Neuronal PAP-I Maintains Neuropathic Pain by Activating Spinal Microglia.
Seizures
Pancreatitis-associated protein-I and pancreatitis-associated protein-III expression in a rat model of kainic acid-induced seizure.
Sepsis
Pseudomonas pneumonia-mediated sepsis induces expression of pancreatitis-associated protein-I in rat pancreas.
Tonsillitis
Activity of soluble aminopeptidase A and dipeptidyl peptidase IV and membrane-bound aminopeptidase B and pyroglutamyl peptidase I in adenoid hyperplasia, tonsillar hyperplasia and chronic tonsillitis.
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Antigenic variation and macrophage infiltration of human bladder tumors xenografted into nude mice.
Vesicular Stomatitis
Specific selection of host cell glycoproteins during assembly of murine leukaemia virus and vesicular stomatitis virus: presence of Thy-1 glycoprotein and absence of H-2, Pgp-1 and T-200 glycoproteins on the envelopes of these virus particles.
Virus Diseases
Intrahepatic alpha beta-TcRintermediate LFA-1high T cells are stimulated during mouse hepatitis viral infection.
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0.038
L-pyroglutamyl-p-nitroanilide
37°C, pH 7.4
0.05
pyroglutamyl-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide
pH 7.8, 37°C
0.046
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
37°C, pH 7.4
0.5
4(R)-N-(2-nitroxyethyl)-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxamide
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37°C, pH 7.4
0.33
L-2-oxoimidazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
0.55
L-2-oxooxazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
0.3
L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
0.045
L-pyroglutamyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
0.08
pyroglutamate-4-methylcoumarin 7-amide
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0.0449
pyroglutamyl-His-Pro-NH2
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1.8
4(R)-N-(2-nitroxyethyl)-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxamide
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37°C, pH 7.4
2.4
L-2-oxoimidazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
6.4
L-2-oxooxazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
2.3
L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
2.4
L-pyroglutamyl-L-Ala
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37°C, pH 7.4
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0.05
2-Pyrrolidone
pH 7.8, 37°C
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7 - 8.5
hydrolysis of pyroglutamyl-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide
8.5
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8.5
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enzyme from skeletal muscle and cerebral cortex
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6 - 9
pH 6.0: about 75% of maximal activity, pH 9.0: about 70% of maximal activity, hydrolysis of pyroglutamyl-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide
7 - 9.5
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50% of maximal activity at pH 7 and at pH 9.5
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SwissProt
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recombinant
SwissProt
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mucosa
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from colon
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pyroglutamyl-peptidase I is not involved in the aetilohy and pathology of coeliac disease
brenda
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highest level in particulate sperm fraction. Increased activity in necrozoospermia
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cerebral cortex
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highest activity in the synaptosomal and myelinic fractions
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quadriceps muscle
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PGPI_HUMAN
209
0
23138
Swiss-Prot
other Location (Reliability: 2 )
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23188
1 * 23188, calculation from nucleotide sequence
23000
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enzyme from cerebral cortex
22000
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gel filtration
22000
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skeletal muscle and kidney enzyme
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monomer
1 * 23188, calculation from nucleotide sequence
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50
90 min, enzyme is completely stable in crude preparation
60
30 min, activity is almost completely lost
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-20°C, retains more than 90% of its activity for 1 month in the presence of a thiol-reducing agent
4°C, pH 7.8, stable for at least 1 week
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expressed by use of a baculovirus vector in Spodoptera frugiperda
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analysis
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application to N-terminal pyroglutamyl unblocking prior to Edman sequential degradation in peptide and protein sequencing
medicine
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analysis of enzymic activity in serum of controls and patients diagnosed with pancreatitis, hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis. Pyroglutamyl-aminopeptidase activity decreases selectively in liver cirrhosis compared with all the rest of groups
medicine
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healthy post-menopausal women show higher values of pyroglutamyl-peptidase I activity than pre-menopausal women. No differences are found in serum pyroglutamyl-peptidase activity between pre- and post-menopausal women with breast cancer. Only post-menopausal women with breast cancer show lower values of pyroglutamyl-peptidase activity than control women
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Awade, A.C.; Cleuziat, P.; Gonzales, T.; Robert-Baudouy, J.
Pyrrolidone carboxyl peptidase (Pcp): An enzyme that removes pyroglutamic acid (pGlu) from pGlu peptides and pGlu-proteins
Proteins Struct. Funct. Genet.
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34-51
1994
Bos taurus, Cavia porcellus, Enterobacter cloacae, Enterococcus faecium, Homo sapiens, Oryctolagus cuniculus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Rattus norvegicus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Sus scrofa
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Mantle, D.; Lauffart, B.; Gibson, A.
Purification and characterization of leucyl aminopeptidase and pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase from human skeletal muscle
Clin. Chim. Acta
197
35-46
1991
Homo sapiens
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Yamada, M.; Mori, M.
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-degrading enzyme in human serum is classified as type II of pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase: influence of thyroid status
Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med.
194
346-351
1990
Homo sapiens
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Dando, P.M.; Fortunato, M.; Strand, G.B.; Smith, T.S.; Barrett, A.J.
Pyroglutamyl-peptidase I: cloning, sequencing, and characterisation of the recombinant human enzyme
Protein Expr. Purif.
28
111-119
2003
Homo sapiens (Q9NXJ5), Homo sapiens
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Larrinaga, G.; Callado, L.F.; Agirregoitia, N.; Varona, A.; Gil, J.
Subcellular distribution of membrane-bound aminopeptidases in the human and rat brain
Neurosci. Lett.
383
136-140
2005
Homo sapiens, Rattus norvegicus
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Abe, K.; Saito, F.; Yamada, M.; Tokui, T.
Pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase I, as a drug metabolizing enzyme, recognizes xenobiotic substrates containing L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
Biol. Pharm. Bull.
27
113-116
2004
Homo sapiens, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus
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Abe, K.; Fukuda, K.; Tokui, T.
Marginal involvement of pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase I in metabolism of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in rat brain
Biol. Pharm. Bull.
27
1197-1201
2004
Homo sapiens (Q9NXJ5), Homo sapiens, Mus musculus (Q9ESW8), Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus (Q76IC5)
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Monsuur, A.J.; Stepniak, D.; Diosdado, B.; Wapenaar, M.C.; Mearin, M.L.; Koning, F.; Wijmenga, C.
Genetic and functional analysis of pyroglutamyl-peptidase I in coeliac disease
Eur. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
18
637-644
2006
Homo sapiens (Q9NXJ5)
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Valdivia, A.; Irazusta, J.; Fernandez, D.; Mugica, J.; Ochoa, C.; Casis, L.
Pyroglutamyl peptidase I and prolyl endopeptidase in human semen: increased activity in necrozoospermia
Regul. Pept.
122
79-84
2004
Homo sapiens
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Carrera-Gonzalez, M. del P.; Ramirez-Exposito, M.J.; Duenas, B.; Martinez-Ferrol, J.; Mayas, M.D.; Martinez-Martos, J.M.
Putative relationship between hormonal status and serum pyrrolidone carboxypeptidase activity in pre- and post-menopausal women with breast cancer
Breast
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751-754
2012
Homo sapiens
brenda
Megias, M.J.; Alba-Araguez, F.; Luna, J.D.; Vives, F.; Ramirez-Sanchez, M.
Serum pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase activity: apromising novel biomarker candidate for liver cirrhosis
Endocr. Regul.
49
20-24
2015
Homo sapiens
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