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

What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019

28DrugsApproved to experimental, with action, bond type and pharmacological action
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12Clinical trialsTrials of drugs acting on it, by phase and status
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6GO termsFunction, process and component, as structured annotations
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2Pfam domainsDomain architecture mapped to Pfam families and clans
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88+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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Which approved drugs act on Renin, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?

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