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Angiotensin-converting enzyme as a GPIase: a critical reevaluation

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Figure 1: Effect of exogenous ACE on the release of GPI-anchored proteins.
Figure 2: ACE overexpression in CHO and HEK cells does not affect the shedding of multiple GPI-anchored proteins.

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This research was supported by a grant from the Medical Research Council of Great Britain (G9824728). We thank E. Isaac (University of Leeds) for the preparations of AnCE and Acer.

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Leisle, L., Parkin, E., Turner, A. et al. Angiotensin-converting enzyme as a GPIase: a critical reevaluation. Nat Med 11, 1139–1140 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1105-1139

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