Description
Product Characteristics:
Synonyms: AGE, EC 5.1.3.8, GlcNAc 2 epimerase, GlcNAc 2-epimerase, N acetyl D glucosamine 2 epimerase, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase, N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase, RBP, RENBP, RENBP_HUMAN, Renin binding protein, Renin-binding protein, RNBP.
Target Information: The gene product inhibits renin activity by forming a dimer with renin, a complex known as high molecular weight renin. The encoded protein contains a leucine zipper domain, which is essential for its dimerization with renin. The gene product can catalyze the interconversion of N-acetylglucosamine to N-acetylmannosamine, indicating that it is a GlcNAc 2-epimerase. Transcript variants utilizing alternative promoters have been described in the literature. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]