Renin
BE0000270ProteinHumansREN
Renin is a highly specific endopeptidase, whose only known function is to generate angiotensin I from angiotensinogen in the plasma, initiating a cascade of reactions that produce an elevation of blood pressure and increased sodium... It is acted on by 28 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- REN
- UniProtKB entry
- P00797Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Secreted
- Residues / weight
- 406 residues · 45,057 Da
- Also known as
- 3.4.23.15 · Angiotensinogenase
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Renin, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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