Enzyme that is a major constituent of kidney brush-border membranes and is also present to a lesser degree in the brain and other tissues. It preferentially catalyzes cleavage at the amino group of hydrophobic residues of the B-chain of insulin as well as opioid peptides and other biologically active peptides. The enzyme is inhibited primarily by EDTA, phosphoramidon, and thiorphan and is reactivated by zinc. Neprilysin is identical to common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA Antigen), an important marker in the diagnosis of human acute lymphocytic leukemia. There is no relationship with CALLA PLANT.

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CUI

M0023500

Previous indexing

Peptide Peptidohydrolases (1966-1987); Metalloproteinases (1987-1988)

History note

1997; was MEMBRANE METALLO-ENDOPEPTIDASE 1989-96; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGENS was COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGENS (NM) 1983-92

Online note

use NEPRILYSIN (NM) to search COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGENS 1983-92

Public note

1997; was MEMBRANE METALLO-ENDOPEPTIDASE 1989-96; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGENS was indexed under ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM & ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION 1983-92; for CALLA ANTIGEN see CALLA 1993-2002