Anti-ACE2 (Detector), clone 1G5

ACE2 (Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2),also named as ACEH,is a zinc metalloprotease of the ACE family and a critical regulator of the reninangiotensin system. ACE2 has a more restricted tissue distribution than ACE,being found predominantly in the heart,kidneys,and testes although low levels have been detected in a variety of tissues. ACE2 has been shown to be a functional receptor of the human coronaviruses SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. The expression level and expression pattern of human ACE2 in different tissues might be critical for the susceptibility,symptoms,and outcome of 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 infection. It can be used as a potential therapeutic target of SARS-CoV-2. The calculated molecular weight of ACE2 is 92kDa but it migrates to 120kDa due to N-glycosylation . Sometimes,several cleaved fragments can also be detected as 75kDa,50 kDa or 37kDa. It has 2 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. This antibody is specific to ACE2. The location of ACE2 is membrane and cytoplasm,however it accumulates in the nucleus during the mitosis. Protein function: Essential counter-regulatory carboxypeptidase of the renin- angiotensin hormone system that is a critical regulator of blood volume, systemic vascular resistance, and thus cardiovascular homeostasis (PubMed:27217402). Converts angiotensin I to angiotensin 1- 9, a nine-amino acid peptide with anti-hypertrophic effects in cardiomyocytes, and angiotensin II to angiotensin 1-7, which then acts as a beneficial vasodilator and anti-proliferation agent, counterbalancing the actions of the vasoconstrictor angiotensin II (PubMed:10924499, PubMed:10969042, PubMed:11815627, PubMed:14504186, PubMed:19021774). Also removes the C-terminal residue from three other vasoactive peptides, neurotensin, kinetensin, and des-Arg bradykinin, but is not active on bradykinin (PubMed:10969042, PubMed:11815627). Also cleaves other biological peptides, such as apelins (apelin-13, [Pyr1]apelin-13, apelin-17, apelin-36), casomorphins (beta-casomorphin- 7, neocasomorphin) and dynorphin A with high efficiency (PubMed:11815627, PubMed:27217402, PubMed:28293165). In addition, ACE2 C-terminus is homologous to collectrin and is responsible for the trafficking of the neutral amino acid transporter SL6A19 to the plasma membrane of gut epithelial cells via direct interaction, regulating its expression on the cell surface and its catalytic activity (PubMed:18424768, PubMed:19185582). [The UniProt Consortium]