Angiotensin converting enzyme regulates cell proliferation and migration

The angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) plays a central role in the renin-angiotensin system, acting by converting the hormone angiotensin-I to the active peptide angiotensin-II (Ang-II). More recently, ACE was shown to act as a receptor for Ang-II, and its expression level was demonstrated to be...

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Autores: Érika Lorena Fonseca Costa de Alvarenga, Adriana Karaoglanovic Carmona, João Bosco Pesquero, Ana Maria de Paula, Giselle Foureaux Heida, Maria de Fátima Leite, Matheus de Castro Fonseca, Clarissa Coelho de Carvalho, Rodrigo Machado Florentino, Andressa França, Eveline Matias Bezerra, Paola Bianchi Guimarães, Carolina Batista, Valder Nogueira Freire
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/50145
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165371
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/50145
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9480-9761
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0064-1882
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-632X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8551-5948
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9709-8865
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9048-9775
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-0526
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7867-3908
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ácido ribonucleico
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Angiotensina
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Sumario:The angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) plays a central role in the renin-angiotensin system, acting by converting the hormone angiotensin-I to the active peptide angiotensin-II (Ang-II). More recently, ACE was shown to act as a receptor for Ang-II, and its expression level was demonstrated to be higher in melanoma cells compared to their normal counterparts. However, the function that ACE plays as an Ang-II receptor in melanoma cells has not been defined yet.