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ENZYME entry: EC 3.4.19.6

Accepted Name
pyroglutamyl-peptidase II
Alternative Name(s)
PAP-II
pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase II
thyroliberinase
thyrotropin-releasing hormone degrading ectoenzyme
TRH-DE
TRH-degrading ectoenzyme
TRH-specific aminopeptidase
Reaction catalysed
Release of the N-terminal pyroglutamyl group from pGlu-|-His-Xaa tripeptides and pGlu-|-His-Xaa-Gly tetrapeptides
Comment(s)
  • Highly specific for thyrotropin releasing hormone (pyroglutamyl- histidyl-prolylamide).
  • Will not cleave the pyroglutamyl-histidyl bond of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone.
  • Found in serum and brain.
  • Inhibited by metal chelators.
  • Belongs to peptidase family M1.
Cross-references
BRENDA3.4.19.6
EC2PDB3.4.19.6
ExplorEnz3.4.19.6
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles3.4.19.6
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.4.19.6
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.4.19.6
IntEnz3.4.19.6
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 3.4.19.6
MetaCyc3.4.19.6
Rhea expert-curated reactions3.4.19.6
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Q9UKU6, TRHDE_HUMANQ8K093, TRHDE_MOUSEQ10836, TRHDE_RAT

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