ACE2: from vasopeptidase to SARS virus receptor
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The zinc metallopeptidase angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the only known human homologue of the key regulator of blood pressure angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Since its discovery in 2000, ACE2 has been implicated in heart function, hypertension and diabetes, with its effects being mediated, in part, through its ability to convert angiotensin II to angiotensin-(1-7). Unexpectedly, ACE2 also serves as the cellular entry point for the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus and the enzyme is therefore a prime target for pharmacological intervention on several disease fronts.
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ACE2 is an important target for various CoV and influenza viruses.
“Meanwhile, ACE2 is also an important target for various CoV and influenza viruses (Turner et al., 2004, Wrapp et al., 2020, Yang et al., 2014).”
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- Authors
- Turner, A. J., Hiscox, J. A., & Hooper, N. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hooper, Nigel M
- Venue
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-06
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 291-294
- ISSN
- 0165-6147 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7119032
- OpenAlex
- W2012289331
- Cited by
- 517
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 1.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
- Keywords
- angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, SARS-CoV-2 receptor, angiotensin II, angiotensin-(1-7), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiac function, zinc metallopeptidase, antiviral drug targets, blood pressure regulation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Blood Vessels, Humans, Isoenzymes, Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, Peptide Hydrolases, Receptors, Virus, Peptide Hormones, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
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