| Post Translational Modifications | The lysine tyrosylquinone cross-link (LTQ) is generated by condensation of the epsilon-amino group of a lysine with a topaquinone produced by oxidation of tyrosine. Proteolytic proccessing by a furin-like protease causes removal of N-terminal propeptide resulting in an enzyme largely inactive, but further proteolytic processing by BMP1 results in enzyme activation. |
| Function | Catalyzes the oxidative deamination of lysine and hydroxylysine residues in collagen and elastin, resulting in the formation of covalent cross-linkages, and the stabilization of collagen and elastin fibers. Essential for the elastic fiber homeostasis and for their maintenance at adult age. |
| Peptide Name | Lysyl Oxidase Homolog 1Lysyl Oxidase 2Lysyl Oxidase-Like Protein 1 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-MMU-1566948Reactome: -MMU-2243919 |
| Cellular Localisation | SecretedExtracellular SpaceExtracellular Matrix |
| Alternative Peptide Names | Lysyl Oxidase Homolog 1 proteinLysyl Oxidase 2 proteinLysyl Oxidase-Like Protein 1 proteinLoxl1 proteinLox2 proteinLoxl protein |
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