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NameRenin
Synonyms
  • 3.4.23.15
  • Angiotensinogenase
Gene NameREN
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000539|Renin
MDGWRRMPRWGLLLLLWGSCTFGLPTDTTTFKRIFLKRMPSIRESLKERGVDMARLGPEW
SQPMKRLTLGNTTSSVILTNYMDTQYYGEIGIGTPPQTFKVVFDTGSSNVWVPSSKCSRL
YTACVYHKLFDASDSSSYKHNGTELTLRYSTGTVSGFLSQDIITVGGITVTQMFGEVTEM
PALPFMLAEFDGVVGMGFIEQAIGRVTPIFDNIISQGVLKEDVFSFYYNRDSENSQSLGG
QIVLGGSDPQHYEGNFHYINLIKTGVWQIQMKGVSVGSSTLLCEDGCLALVDTGASYISG
STSSIEKLMEALGAKKRLFDYVVKCNEGPTLPDISFHLGGKEYTLTSADYVFQESYSSKK
LCTLAIHAMDIPPPTGPTWALGATFIRKFYTEFDRRNNRIGFALAR
Number of residues406
Molecular Weight45057.125
Theoretical pI7.07
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor binding
  • aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
  • peptidase activity
Processes
  • cell maturation
  • drinking behavior
  • hormone-mediated signaling pathway
  • male gonad development
  • mesonephros development
  • regulation of blood pressure
  • response to cGMP
  • response to cAMP
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • kidney development
  • renin-angiotensin regulation of aldosterone production
  • response to lipopolysaccharide
  • response to immobilization stress
  • regulation of MAPK cascade
  • cellular response to drug
  • angiotensin maturation
  • beta-amyloid metabolic process
  • proteolysis
Components
  • extracellular region
  • plasma membrane
  • extracellular space
  • lysosome
General FunctionReceptor binding
Specific FunctionRenin is a highly specific endopeptidase, whose only known function is to generate angiotensin I from angiotensinogen in the plasma, initiating a cascade of reactions that produce an elevation of blood pressure and increased sodium retention by the kidney.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID190994
UniProtKB IDP00797
UniProtKB Entry NameRENI_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018936|Renin (REN)
ATGGATGGATGGAGAAGGATGCCTCGCTGGGGACTGCTGCTGCTGCTCTGGGGCTCCTGT
ACCTTTGGTCTCCCGACAGACACCACCACCTTTAAACGGATCTTCCTCAAGAGAATGCCC
TCAATCCGAGAAAGCCTGAAGGAACGAGGTGTGGACATGGCCAGGCTTGGTCCCGAGTGG
AGCCAACCCATGAAGAGGCTGACACTTGGCAACACCACCTCCTCCGTGATCCTCACCAAC
TACATGGACACCCAGTACTATGGCGAGATTGGCATCGGCACCCCACCCCAGACCTTCAAA
GTCGTCTTTGACACTGGTTCGTCCAATGTTTGGGTGCCCTCCTCCAAGTGCAGCCGTCTC
TACACTGCCTGTGTGTATCACAAGCTCTTCGATGCTTCGGATTCCTCCAGCTACAAGCAC
AATGGAACAGAACTCACCCTCCGCTATTCAACAGGGACAGTCAGTGGCTTTCTCAGCCAG
GACATCATCACCGTGGGTGGAATCACGGTGACACAGATGTTTGGAGAGGTCACGGAGATG
CCCGCCTTACCCTTCATGCTGGCCGAGTTTGATGGGGTTGTGGGCATGGGCTTCATTGAA
CAGGCCATTGGCAGGGTCACCCCTATCTTCGACAACATCATCTCCCAAGGGGTGCTAAAA
GAGGACGTCTTCTCTTTCTACTACAACAGAGATTCCGAGAATTCCCAATCGCTGGGAGGA
CAGATTGTGCTGGGAGGCAGCGACCCCCAGCATTACGAAGGGAATTTCCACTATATCAAC
CTCATCAAGACTGGTGTCTGGCAGATTCAAATGAAGGGGGTGTCTGTGGGGTCATCCACC
TTGCTCTGTGAAGACGGCTGCCTGGCATTGGTAGACACCGGTGCATCCTACATCTCAGGT
TCTACCAGCTCCATAGAGAAGCTCATGGAGGCCTTGGGAGCCAAGAAGAGGCTGTTTGAT
TATGTCGTGAAGTGTAACGAGGGCCCTACACTCCCCGACATCTCTTTCCACCTGGGAGGC
AAAGAATACACGCTCACCAGCGCGGACTATGTATTTCAGGAATCCTACAGTAGTAAAAAG
CTGTGCACACTGGCCATCCACGCCATGGATATCCCGCCACCCACTGGACCCACCTGGGCC
CTGGGGGCCACCTTCATCCGAAAGTTCTACACAGAGTTTGATCGGCGTAACAACCGCATT
GGCTTCGCCTTGGCCCGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDL00073
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDREN
HGNC IDHGNC:9958
Chromosome Location1
Locus1q32
References
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