Table 2.

Structure, subcellular localization and distribution of intracellular RAS peptides.

Peptide	Agt	Ang I	Ang II	Ang III	Ang IV
Structure	452 amino acids peptide	Ten-aminoacid peptide	Eight-amino acid peptide	Seven-amino acid peptide	Six-aminoacid peptide
Subcellular localization	Cytoplasm Nucleus	Cytoplasm	Cytoplasm Nucleus Mitochondria perinuclear region	Unclear	Unclear
Cell type	Cardiac myocytes Mesangial, smooth muscle and endothelial cells		Neurons Hepatocytes Cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts Renal proximal tubule cells Skeletal myocytesVSMC	Unclear	Unclear

VSMC, vascular smooth muscle cells.