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Angiotensin-converting enzyme signalling in human preadipocytes and adipocytes

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE, kininase II) is a plasma membrane zinc metallopeptidase that acts as a key enzyme for the extracellular conversion of vasoactive peptides. Recently, ACE outside-in signalling in endothelial cells has been described. The present study tested the hypothesis that ACE signalling is not restricted to endothelial cells and may act as an additional peptide receptor on human preadipocytes and adipocytes. ACE protein levels were not changed during adipose conversion of human primary preadipocytes. The enzyme was primarily localized to the non-detergent-resistant fraction of the membrane and phosphorylated in non-dividing cells. Antibody arrays of whole cell lysate detected putative ACE-interacting proteins, which all share important roles in cell cycle control and/or apoptosis. These findings suggest that ACE is a versatile molecule, involved both in the regulation of extracellular peptide concentrations and direct intracellular signalling. In human adipose cells ACE may potentially influence exit from the cell cycle, differentiation, and programmed cell death signalling.

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Böttcher, A., Böttcher, A., Schmitz, G. et al. Angiotensin-converting enzyme signalling in human preadipocytes and adipocytes. cent.eur.j.biol. 1, 203–220 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-006-0015-5

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