Harmonizome 3.0

renin

This gene encodes renin, an aspartic protease that is secreted by the kidneys. Renin is a part of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system involved in regulation of blood pressure, and electrolyte balance. This enzyme catalyzes the first step in the activation pathway of angiotensinogen by cleaving angiotensinogen to form angiotensin I, which is then converted to angiotensin II by angiotensin I converting enzyme. This cascade can result in aldosterone release, narrowing of blood vessels, and increase in blood pressure as angiotension II is a vasoconstrictive peptide. Transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms and that arise from alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters have been described, but their full-length nature has not been determined. Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause hyperuricemic nephropathy familial juvenile 2, familial hyperproreninemia, and renal tubular dysgenesis. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

renin binding protein

The gene product inhibits renin activity by forming a dimer with renin, a complex known as high molecular weight renin. The encoded protein contains a leucine zipper domain, which is essential for its dimerization with renin. The gene product can catalyze the interconversion of N-acetylglucosamine to N-acetylmannosamine, indicating that it is a GlcNAc 2-epimerase. Transcript variants utilizing alternative promoters have been described in the literature. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Circulating adiponectin QTL on chromosome 5

promoter of MAT2A antisense radiation-induced circulating long non-coding RNA

Enables dsDNA-RNA triple helix-forming chromatin adaptor activity and mRNA binding activity. Involved in cellular response to ionizing radiation and regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation. Is active in cytosol and nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]

Circulating adiponectin QTL on chromosome 14

Sex hormone-binding blobulin circulating level QTL 1