Enzyme or Coenzyme
PHEX Phosphate Regulating Neutral Endopeptidase
AMW:CHEM:080637A membrane-bound metalloendopeptidase that may play a role in the degradation or activation of a variety of PEPTIDE HORMONES and INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS. Genetic mutations that result in loss of function of this protein are a cause of HYPOPHOSPHATEMIC RICKETS, X-LINKED DOMINANT.
Biochemistry
biochemical