Protein Construction:Biotinylated Recombinant Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 is produced by our Mammalian expression system and the target gene encoding Gln18-Ser740 is expressed with a Avi, 6His tag at the C-terminus.
Sequence: Gln18-Ser740
Fusion Tag C-Avi-6His
Stability and Storage: Store at < -20?C, stable for 6 months. Please minimize freeze-thaw cycles.
Formulation: Supplied as a 0.2 ?M filtered solution of 20 mM Tris-HCl, 300 mM NaCl, 1 mM ZnCl2, 10% Glycerol, pH 7.4.
Background: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE-2) is an integral membrane protein and a zinc metalloprotease of the ACE family, the ACE family includes somatic and germinal ACE. ACE-2 cleaves angiotensins I and II as a carboxypeptidase, ACE-2 converts angiotensin I to angiotensin 1-9, and angiotensin II to angiotensin 1-7. ACE-2 is also able to hydrolyze apelin-13 and dynorphin-13 with high efficiency. ACE-2 can be high expressed in testis, kidney and heart, in colon, small intestine and ovary at moderate levels. Captopril and lisinopril as the classical ACE inhibitor don?t inhibit ACE-2 activity. ACE-2 may play an important role in regulating the heart function.