| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGUCUAGGGAAAGUCAUUCAGUGGAUGUGAUCUUGGCUCACAGGGGACG… | 3339 nt | 0.4184 | |
| AGUCUAGGGAAAGUCAUUCAGUGGAUGUGAUCUUGGCUCACAGGGGACG… | 3141 nt | 0.4282 | |
| AGUCUAGGGAAAGUCAUUCAGUGGAUGUGAUCUUGGCUCACAGGGGACG… | 3006 nt | 0.4198 | |
| GUAAUUCCCAGGUUGCAGGCUUGUGAGAGCCUUAGGUUGGAUUCCCUAG… | 2360 nt | 0.4148 | |
| UUAGAACUUUUUAAAAGAGGCAAAGGCAGAGGAGAACAAAGGAAGGAGG… | 3135 nt | 0.4195 | |
| GGCACUCAUACAUACACUCUGGCAAUGAGGACACUGAGCUCGCUUCUGA… | 3596 nt | 0.4185 |
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme family of dipeptidyl carboxydipeptidases and has considerable homology to human angiotensin 1 converting enzyme. This secreted protein catalyzes the cleavage of angiotensin I into angiotensin 1-9, and angiotensin II into the vasodilator angiotensin 1-7. ACE2 is known to be expressed in various human organs, and its organ- and cell-specific expression suggests that it may play a role in the regulation of cardiovascular and renal function, as well as fertility. In addition, the encoded protein is a functional receptor for the spike glycoprotein of the human coronavirus HCoV-NL63 and the human severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, the latter is the causative agent of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Multiple splice variants have been found for this gene and the dACE2 (or MIRb-ACE2) splice variant has been found to be interferon inducible. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2020]
A study in mice demonstrated that the ACE2 gene exhibited a specific expression pattern in heart tissue following cecal ligation and puncture-induced septic cardiomyopathy, as identified through time-series RNA sequencing analysis [Yan et al. DOI:10.3389/fphys.2022.903164].