Peptidase M1 aminopeptidase N catalytic domain family which includes aminopeptidase N (APN), aminopeptidase Q (APQ), tricorn interacting factor F3, and endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1); This M1 peptidase family includes eukaryotic and bacterial members: the catalytic domains of aminopeptidase N (APN), aminopeptidase Q (APQ, laeverin), endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) as well as tricorn interacting factor F3. Aminopeptidase N (APN; CD13; alanyl aminopeptidase; EC 3.4.11.2), a type II integral membrane protease, preferentially cleaves neutral amino acids from the N-terminus of oligopeptides and is present in a variety of human tissues and cell types (leukocyte, fibroblast, endothelial and epithelial cells). APN expression is dysregulated in inflammatory diseases such as chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyosytis and pulmonary sarcoidosis, and is enhanced in tumor cells such as melanoma, renal, prostate, pancreas, colon, gastric and thyroid cancers. It is considered a marker of differentiation since it is predominantly expressed on stem cells and on cells of the granulocytic and monocytic lineages at distinct stages of differentiation. Thus, APN inhibition may lead to the development of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs. ERAP1, also known as endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase associated with antigen processing (ERAAP), adipocyte derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP), or aminopeptidase regulating tumor necrosis factor receptor I (THFRI) shedding (ARTS-1), associates with the closely related ER aminopeptidase ERAP2, for the final trimming of peptides within the ER for presentation by MHC class I molecules. ERAP1 is associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an inflammatory arthritis that predominantly affects the spine. ERAP1 also aids in the shedding of membrane-bound cytokine receptors. The tricorn interacting factor F3, together with factors F1 and F2, degrades the tricorn protease products, producing free amino acids, thus completing the proteasomal degradation pathway. F3 is homologous to F2, but not F1, and shows a strong preference for glutamate in the P1' position. APQ, also known as laeverin, is specifically expressed in human embryo-derived extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) that invade the uterus during early placentation. It cleaves the N-terminal amino acid of various peptides such as angiotensin III, endokinin C, and kisspeptin-10, all expressed in the placenta in large quantities. APN is a receptor for coronaviruses, although the virus receptor interaction site seems to be distinct from the enzymatic site and aminopeptidase activity is not necessary for viral infection. APNs are also putative Cry toxin receptors. Cry1 proteins are pore-forming toxins that bind to the midgut epithelial cell membrane of susceptible insect larvae, causing extensive damage. Several different toxins, including Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ba, Cry1Ca and Cry1Fa, have been shown to bind to APNs; however, a direct role of APN in cytotoxicity has been yet to be firmly established.

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gi 763713473   1 VAIDAIEPDWHIWESFQASDVVSALKRDSTDGVQSVHTQVEHPADIDALFDpAIVYAKGARLLVMVRSLIGDKALREGLK 80
Cdd:cd09601  323 LAVDKLFPEWNMWDQFVVDELQSALELDSLASSHPIEVPVESPSEISEIFD-AISYSKGASVLRMLENFLGEEVFRKGLR 401

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gi 763713473  81 RYFARHRYANAAGADLWEALGEASGQ----NIKAVMDSWLE 117
Cdd:cd09601  402 KYLKKHAYGNATTDDLWEALQEASGEskplDVKEIMDSWTL 442

aminopeptidase N; Provisional

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gi 763713473  55 VYAKGARLLVMVRSLIGDKALREGLKRYFARHRyANAAGADLW-EALGEASGQNIKAVMDsWLEQPGYPVVSAK----VI 129
Cdd:PRK14015 385 VYEKGAEVIRMLHTLLGEEGFRKGMDLYFERHD-GQAVTCEDFvAAMEDASGRDLSQFRR-WYSQAGTPRVTVSdeydAA 462

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gi 763713473 130 DGQLTLSQEQ 139
Cdd:PRK14015 463 AGTYTLTLSQ 472

Peptidase M1 aminopeptidase N catalytic domain family which includes aminopeptidase N (APN), aminopeptidase Q (APQ), tricorn interacting factor F3, and endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1); This M1 peptidase family includes eukaryotic and bacterial members: the catalytic domains of aminopeptidase N (APN), aminopeptidase Q (APQ, laeverin), endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) as well as tricorn interacting factor F3. Aminopeptidase N (APN; CD13; alanyl aminopeptidase; EC 3.4.11.2), a type II integral membrane protease, preferentially cleaves neutral amino acids from the N-terminus of oligopeptides and is present in a variety of human tissues and cell types (leukocyte, fibroblast, endothelial and epithelial cells). APN expression is dysregulated in inflammatory diseases such as chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyosytis and pulmonary sarcoidosis, and is enhanced in tumor cells such as melanoma, renal, prostate, pancreas, colon, gastric and thyroid cancers. It is considered a marker of differentiation since it is predominantly expressed on stem cells and on cells of the granulocytic and monocytic lineages at distinct stages of differentiation. Thus, APN inhibition may lead to the development of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs. ERAP1, also known as endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase associated with antigen processing (ERAAP), adipocyte derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP), or aminopeptidase regulating tumor necrosis factor receptor I (THFRI) shedding (ARTS-1), associates with the closely related ER aminopeptidase ERAP2, for the final trimming of peptides within the ER for presentation by MHC class I molecules. ERAP1 is associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an inflammatory arthritis that predominantly affects the spine. ERAP1 also aids in the shedding of membrane-bound cytokine receptors. The tricorn interacting factor F3, together with factors F1 and F2, degrades the tricorn protease products, producing free amino acids, thus completing the proteasomal degradation pathway. F3 is homologous to F2, but not F1, and shows a strong preference for glutamate in the P1' position. APQ, also known as laeverin, is specifically expressed in human embryo-derived extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) that invade the uterus during early placentation. It cleaves the N-terminal amino acid of various peptides such as angiotensin III, endokinin C, and kisspeptin-10, all expressed in the placenta in large quantities. APN is a receptor for coronaviruses, although the virus receptor interaction site seems to be distinct from the enzymatic site and aminopeptidase activity is not necessary for viral infection. APNs are also putative Cry toxin receptors. Cry1 proteins are pore-forming toxins that bind to the midgut epithelial cell membrane of susceptible insect larvae, causing extensive damage. Several different toxins, including Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ba, Cry1Ca and Cry1Fa, have been shown to bind to APNs; however, a direct role of APN in cytotoxicity has been yet to be firmly established.

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gi 763713473   1 VAIDAIEPDWHIWESFQASDVVSALKRDSTDGVQSVHTQVEHPADIDALFDpAIVYAKGARLLVMVRSLIGDKALREGLK 80
Cdd:cd09601  323 LAVDKLFPEWNMWDQFVVDELQSALELDSLASSHPIEVPVESPSEISEIFD-AISYSKGASVLRMLENFLGEEVFRKGLR 401

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gi 763713473  81 RYFARHRYANAAGADLWEALGEASGQ----NIKAVMDSWLE 117
Cdd:cd09601  402 KYLKKHAYGNATTDDLWEALQEASGEskplDVKEIMDSWTL 442

Peptidase M1 family including aminopeptidase N catalytic domain; This model represents the catalytic domain of bacterial and eukaryotic aminopeptidase N (APN; CD13; alanyl aminopeptidase; EC 3.4.11.2), a type II integral membrane protease belonging to the M1 gluzincin family. APN preferentially cleaves neutral amino acids from the N-terminus of oligopeptides and, in higher eukaryotes, is present in a variety of human tissues and cell types (leukocyte, fibroblast, endothelial and epithelial cells). APN expression is dysregulated in inflammatory diseases such as chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyosytis and pulmonary sarcoidosis, and is enhanced in tumor cells such as melanoma, renal, prostate, pancreas, colon, gastric and thyroid cancers. It is predominantly expressed on stem cells and on cells of the granulocytic and monocytic lineages at distinct stages of differentiation, thus considered a marker of differentiation. Thus, APN inhibition may lead to the development of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs. APNs are also present in many pathogenic bacteria and represent potential drug targets. Some APNs have been used commercially, such as one from Lactococcus lactis used in the food industry. APN also serves as a receptor for coronaviruses, although the virus receptor interaction site seems to be distinct from the enzymatic site and aminopeptidase activity is not necessary for viral infection. APNs have also been extensively studied as putative Cry toxin receptors. Cry1 proteins are pore-forming toxins that bind to the midgut epithelial cell membrane of susceptible insect larvae, causing extensive damage. Several different toxins, including Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ba, Cry1Ca and Cry1Fa, have been shown to bind to APNs; however, a direct role of APN in cytotoxicity has been yet to be firmly established.

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gi 763713473   2 AIDAIEPDWHIWESFQASDVVSALKRDSTDGVQSVHTQVEHPADIDALFDpAIVYAKGARLLVMVRSLIGDKALREGLKR 81
Cdd:cd09602  325 ALAEATPFTDAWLTFLLRRKPWAYRADQLPTTHPIAQDVPDLEAAGSNFD-GITYAKGASVLKQLVALVGEEAFRAGLRE 403

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gi 763713473  82 YFARHRYANAAGADLWEALGEASGQNIKAVMDSWLEQ 118
Cdd:cd09602  404 YFKKHAYGNATLDDLIAALDEASGRDLSAWADAWLRT 440

Peptidase M1 family similar to aminopeptidase N catalytic domain; This family contains bacterial M1 peptidases with smilarity to the catalytic domain of aminopeptidase N (APN; CD13; alanyl aminopeptidase; EC 3.4.11.2), a type II integral membrane protease belonging to the M1 gluzincin family. APN preferentially cleaves neutral amino acids from the N-terminus of oligopeptides and, in higher eukaryotes, is present in a variety of human tissues and cell types (leukocyte, fibroblast, endothelial and epithelial cells). APN expression is dysregulated in inflammatory diseases such as chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyosytis and pulmonary sarcoidosis, and is enhanced in tumor cells such as melanoma, renal, prostate, pancreas, colon, gastric and thyroid cancers. It is predominantly expressed on stem cells and on cells of the granulocytic and monocytic lineages at distinct stages of differentiation, thus considered a marker of differentiation. Thus, APN inhibition may lead to the development of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs. APNs are also present in many pathogenic bacteria and represent potential drug targets. Some APNs have been used commercially, such as one from Lactococcus lactis used in the food industry. APN also serves as a receptor for coronaviruses, although the virus receptor interaction site seems to be distinct from the enzymatic site and aminopeptidase activity is not necessary for viral infection. APNs have also been extensively studied as putative Cry toxin receptors. Cry1 proteins are pore-forming toxins that bind to the midgut epithelial cell membrane of susceptible insect larvae, causing extensive damage. Several different toxins, including Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ba, Cry1Ca and Cry1Fa, have been shown to bind to APNs; however, a direct role of APN in cytotoxicity has been yet to be firmly established.

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gi 763713473  47 DALFDPAIVYAKGARLLVMVRSLIGDKALREGLKRYFARHRYANAAGADLWEALGEASGQNIKAVMDSWL 116
Cdd:cd09604  371 DGSYYSNAVYSKGALFLEELREELGDEAFDKALREYYRRYKFKHPTPEDFFRTAEEVSGKDLDWFFRGWL 440

aminopeptidase N; Provisional

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gi 763713473  55 VYAKGARLLVMVRSLIGDKALREGLKRYFARHRyANAAGADLW-EALGEASGQNIKAVMDsWLEQPGYPVVSAK----VI 129
Cdd:PRK14015 385 VYEKGAEVIRMLHTLLGEEGFRKGMDLYFERHD-GQAVTCEDFvAAMEDASGRDLSQFRR-WYSQAGTPRVTVSdeydAA 462

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gi 763713473 130 DGQLTLSQEQ 139
Cdd:PRK14015 463 AGTYTLTLSQ 472