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Tong Chen1, Katerina Ajami, Geoffrey W McCaughan, Mark D Gorrell, Catherine A Abbott.
Abstract
We have identified three novel members of the DPIV gene family using database mining approaches. Recombinant DP8 shares a post-proline dipeptidyl aminopeptidase activity with the closely related enzymes DPIV and FAP. The similarities between DP8, DP9 and DPIV in tissue expression pattern suggest a potential role for DP8 and DP9 in liver disease, T cell activation and immune function. The role of the two novel enzymes DP8 and DP9 and the other non-enzyme member DPL2 in human disease will be the focus of further studies.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12675227 DOI: 10.1007/0-306-47920-6_10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN: 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622