CPA6 processes several
neuropeptides, including
[Met]- and
[Leu]-enkephalin,
angiotensin I, and
neurotensin in vitro.[6] Whereas CPA6 is capable of converting the
enkephalins and neurotensin into inactive forms, it can convert the inactive
angiotensin I into the active
angiotensin II.[6] CPA6 may have additional roles in processing peptides and proteins in vivo, but the nature of these substrates and the effects of these cleavages are currently unknown.
CPA6 processes several
neuropeptides, including
[Met]- and
[Leu]-enkephalin,
angiotensin I, and
neurotensin in vitro.[6] Whereas CPA6 is capable of converting the
enkephalins and neurotensin into inactive forms, it can convert the inactive
angiotensin I into the active
angiotensin II.[6] CPA6 may have additional roles in processing peptides and proteins in vivo, but the nature of these substrates and the effects of these cleavages are currently unknown.