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Facts about Carboxypeptidase Q.
May play a role in the liberation of thyroxine hormone from its thyroglobulin (Tg) precursor. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CPQ |
| Uniprot: | Q9Y646 |
| Entrez: | 10404 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase M28 family |

aminopeptidase; CPQ; EC 3.4.17; EC 3.4.17.-; Hls2; Lal-1; PGCP; plasma glutamate carboxypeptidase
Mass (kDA):
51.888 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 8q22.1 |
| Sequence: | 8; NC_000008.11 (96645242..97143501) |
Mainly detected in blood plasma. Abundant in placenta and kidney. Present at low level in muscles, liver and skin fibroblasts. Not detected in brain or white blood cells (at protein level).
Endoplasmic reticulum. Golgi apparatus. Lysosome. Secreted. Secretion is stimulated by TSH/thyroid-stimulating hormone, INS/insulin and SST/somatostatin.




PMID: 10206990 by Gingras R., et al. Purification, cDNA cloning, and expression of a new human blood plasma glutamate carboxypeptidase homologous to N-acetyl-aspartyl- alpha-glutamate carboxypeptidase/prostate-specific membrane antigen.
PMID: 12675526 by Dolenc I., et al. Purification and primary structure determination of human lysosomal dipeptidase.