UniProt Summary
UniProt ID

Q9BYF1

Entry Name

ACE2_HUMAN

Protein Name

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2

Primary Gene Name

ACE2

Organism

Homo sapiens (Human)

Molecular Function

Hydrolase
Carboxypeptidase
Host cell receptor for virus entry
Receptor
Protease
Metalloprotease

Membrane Location

Secreted
Cell membrane
Membrane




Biological Literature Report of Shedding
Substrate Name Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)
Cell Type
Substrate Description
Substrate Function Category disease
Substrate Function Subtype Disease: infection (HIV)
Sheddase ADAM17
Shedding-related Disease infection (HIV)
Short Summary of Papers ACE2 undergo proteolytic shedding by ADAM17, and the shed soluble form ACE2 has been shown to block binding of the SARS-CoV spike protein to its receptor
Cleavage Information NONE
PMID 17150042
Substrate Name Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)
Cell Type
Substrate Description converts angiotensin to angiotensin
Substrate Function Category enzyme
Substrate Function Subtype enzyme (carboxypeptidase)
Sheddase ADAM17
Shedding-related Disease carboxypeptidase
Short Summary of Papers infection of SARS virus (SARS-CoV) could modulate ADAM17 shedding on ACE2, facilitate viral entry
Cleavage Information NONE
PMID 15983030 18490652



Cleavage Site Diagram



Topological Domains
Topological Domains
Start End
Extracellular
18 740
Transmembrane
741 761



Proteolytic Cleavage
Database CutSeq Mapped Position Protease Type Evidence PMID
PMAP No_information ADAM17 peptidase This entry is based on an experiment Gel electrophoresis 15983030   



Secretome Detection
Secretome Database Cell Type or Body Fluid PubMed Reference
Sys-BodyFluid Urine 16948836
Sys-BodyFluid Amniotic fluid 17495049
Sys-BodyFluid Seminal Fluid 16709260
HCSD cancer(23 cancer cell lines) 20124221
HCSD cancer(colorectal cancer 24418523
HCSD cancer(ovarian cancer) 23805888