A Novel Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme–Related Carboxypeptidase (ACE2) Converts Angiotensin I to Angiotensin 1-9

Abstract
—ACE2, the first known human homologue of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), was identified from 5′ sequencing of a human heart failure ventricle cDNA library. ACE2 has an apparent signal...