Description
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE, CD143) hydrolyzes small peptides such as angiotensin I, bradykinin, substance P, LH-RH and several others and thus plays a key role in blood pressure regulation and vascular remodeling. ACE plays a crucial role in blood pressure regulation, vascular remodeling, and immunity.ACE is a Zn2+ carboxydipeptidase which plays a key role in the regulation of blood pressure and also in the development of vascular pathologies and tissue remodeling. ACE is expressed as two isoforms: somatic ACE (sACE), which is responsible for its hypertensive properties, and a smaller isoform (testicular ACE), which is expressed solely in germinal cells.