Myeloperoxidase
BE0001075ProteinHumansMPO
Peroxidase that plays a central role in the host defense system of polymorphonuclear leukocytes by mediating both (1) formation of neutrophil extracellular trap (NETs) and (2) microbicidal activity (PubMed:16125131, PubMed:17438335, PubMed:20974672, PubMed:20974816, PubMed:22131345, PubMed:25066128, PubMed:28574339,... It is acted on by 46 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- MPO
- UniProtKB entry
- P05164Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Lysosome
- Residues / weight
- 745 residues · 83,868 Da
- Also known as
- 1.11.2.2 · MPO
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Myeloperoxidase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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