aminopeptidase NPEPL1 (NPEPL1, KIAA1974)

Function

• catalyzes the removal of unsubstituted N-terminal amino acids from various peptides (putative)

Cofactor: Zn+2 or Mn+2

Structure

belongs to the peptidase M17 family

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Expression

ubiquitously expressed

More general terms

• aminopeptidase
• metalloprotease

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8NDH3.html