Angiotensin converting Enzyme 2
ACE2 protein
Organism: Homo sapiens
Monomeric molecular weight: 92.4 kDa
Oligomeric state:
Monomer
Total molecular weight: 92.4 kDa
ACE2 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. It Interacts with the catalytically active form of TMPRSS2.