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Facts about Meprin A subunit beta.
Known substrates include: FGF19, VGFA, IL1B, IL18, procollagen I and III, E-cadherin, KLK7, gastrin, ADAM10, tenascin-C. The presence of numerous pro-inflammatory cytokine one of substrates implicate MEP1B in inflammation.
| Human | |
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| Gene Name: | MEP1B |
| Uniprot: | Q16820 |
| Entrez: | 4225 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

EC 3.4.24.63; endopeptidase-2; MEP1B; meprin A subunit beta; meprin A, beta; Meprin B; Meprin beta Subunit; N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-amino-benzoic acid hydrolase beta subunit; N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-P-amino-benzoic acid hydrolase subunit beta; PABA peptide hydrolase; PPH beta
Mass (kDA):
79.571 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 18q12.1 |
| Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (32190039..32222607) |
The major site of expression is the brush border membrane of small intestinal and kidney epithelial cells.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Secreted. Homodimers are essentially membrane bound but may also be shed from the surface by ADAM-10 and ADAM-17.





PMID: 9288916 by Eldering J.A., et al. Polarised expression of human intestinal N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p- aminobenzoic acid hydrolase (human meprin) alpha and beta subunits in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.
PMID: 8262185 by Dumermuth E., et al. Cloning of the PABA peptide hydrolase alpha subunit (PPH alpha) from human small intestine and its expression in COS-1 cells.