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Gene information for ACE (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1636
Official gene symbolACE
Full nameangiotensin I converting enzyme (peptidyl-dipeptidase A) 1
Aliases,ACE1,CD143,DCP,DCP1,MGC26566,MVCD3,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes an enzyme involved in catalyzing the conversion of angiotensin I into a physiologically active peptide angiotensin II. Angiotensin II is a potent vasopressor and aldosterone-stimulating peptide that controls blood pressure and fluid-electrolyte balance. This enzyme plays a key role in the renin-angiotensin system. Many studies have associated the presence or absence of a 287 bp Alu repeat element in this gene with the levels of circulating enzyme or cardiovascular pathophysiologies. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified, and two most abundant spliced variants encode the somatic form and the testicular form, respectively, that are equally active. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 17   Locus: 17q23.3
Gene position61554434 - 61575741  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size21308 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID106180