Cpe - carboxypeptidase E Gene

种属: Mus musculus

同用名: CPH; fat; Cph1; Cph-1; NF-alpha1

关于 Cpe

功能概要

This gene encodes Carboxypeptidase E, a prohormone-processing exopeptidase found in secretory granules of endocrine and neuroendocrine cells. The encoded preproprotein undergoes proteolytic processing to generate a mature, functional enzyme that cleaves the C-terminal basic residues of protein substrates. A missense mutation in this gene is responsible for the obesity phenotype in a mouse model known as the "fat mouse." Mice lacking the functional product of this gene exhibit impaired processing of multiple peptide Hormones such as proinsulin, prodynorphin, proneurotensin, promelanin-concentrating hormone and pro-opiomelanocortin. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]