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Designing a Western blot for Carboxypeptidase E? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CPE Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for Carboxypeptidase E? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CPE IHC GuideFacts about Carboxypeptidase E.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CPE |
| Uniprot: | P16870 |
| Entrez: | 1363 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase M14 family |

Carboxypeptidase E; Carboxypeptidase H; CPE; CPH; CPH-1; EC 3.4.17; EC 3.4.17.10; Enkephalin convertase; Prohormone-processing carboxypeptidase
Mass (kDA):
53.151 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 4q32.3 |
| Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (165379008..165498547) |
Isoform 2, but not isoform 1, is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (at protein level), as well as in other tumors, including pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.
[Isoform 1]: Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Secreted. Associated with the secretory granule membrane through direct binding to lipid rafts in intragranular conditions.; [Isoform 2]: Nucleus.




PMID: 2334405 by Manser E., et al. Human carboxypeptidase E. Isolation and characterization of the cDNA, sequence conservation, expression and processing in vitro.
PMID: 9662053 by Utsunomiya N., et al. Organization of the human carboxypeptidase E gene and molecular scanning for mutations in Japanese subjects with NIDDM or obesity.