Pharmacology 514:
Current Topics in Pharmacology
Journal Club

Current Topics in Pharmacology
Phcol 514
12:30 PM, Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Room T-473 HSC


Speaker: Mardi Port
Topic: Sex, Lies and Betrayal: The Secret Lives of Angiotensin-converting Enzymes

References:

1. Li W, Moore MJ, Vasilieva N, Sui J, Wong SK, Berne MA, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL, Luzuriaga K, Greenough TC, Choe H, Farzan M. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus. Nature. 2003 Nov 27; 426(6965): 450-4.

2. Kondoh G, Tojo H, Nakatani Y, Komazawa N, Murata C, Yamagata K, Maeda Y, Kinoshita T, Okabe M, Taguchi R, Takeda J. Angiotensin-converting enzyme is a GPI-anchored protein releasing factor crucial for fertilization. Nat Med. 2005 Feb; 11(2): 160-166. Epub 2005 Jan 23.

1. Turner, AJ and Hooper, NM. The angiotensin-converting enzyme gene family: genomics and pharmacology. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2002 Apr; 23(4): 177-83.

2. Turner AJ, Hiscox JA, Hooper NM. ACE2: from vasopeptidase to SARS virus receptor. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2004 Jun; 25(6): 291-4.

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