Membrane metalloendopeptidase(MME) Homo sapiens This gene encodes a common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen that is an important cell surface marker in the diagnosis of human acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). This protein is present on leukemic cells of pre-B phenotype, which represent 85% of cases of ALL. This protein is not restricted to leukemic cells, however, and is found on a variety of normal tissues. It is a glycoprotein that is particularly abundant in kidney, where it is present on the brush border of proximal tubules and onglomerular epithelium. The protein is a neutral endopeptidase that cleaves peptides at the amino side of hydrophobic residues and inactivates several peptide hormones including glucagon, enkephalins, substance P, neurotensin, oxytocin, and bradykinin. This gene, which encodes a 100-kD type II transmembrane glycoprotein, exists in a single copy of greater than 45 kb.

MME; EPN; Neprilysin; Atriopeptidase; Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen; CALLA; Enkephalinase; Neutral endopeptidase 24.11; NEP; Neutral endopeptidase; Skin fibroblast elastase; SFE; CD10