Crystal structure and mechanism of human carboxypeptidase O: Insights into its specific activity for acidic residues [Biochemistry]

Human metallocarboxypeptidase O (hCPO) is a recently discovered digestive enzyme localized to the apical membrane of intestinal epithelial cells. Unlike pancreatic metallocarboxypeptidases, hCPO is glycosylated and produced as an active enzyme with distinctive substrate specificity toward C-terminal (C-t) acidic residues. Here we present the crystal structure of hCPO at 1.85-Å...

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