Isolation and characterization of dipeptidyl peptidase IV from human meconium

Isolation and characterization of dipeptidyl peptidase IV from human placenta.

Human placenta is surprisingly rich in post-proline dipeptidyl peptidase activity. Among various cell fractions, microsomes have the highest specific activity. A homogeneous enzyme preparation is obtained in a six-step purification procedure. The final preparation appears homogeneous upon dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis, but analytical isoelectric focussing reveals various active bands with iso...

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV of Streptococcus anginosus: purification and characterization.

We found that N-unblocked nine p-nitroanilde derivatives of amino acids or peptides were hydrolyzed by the crude cell extracts of Streptococcus anginosus NCTC 10713. Then dipeptidyl peptidase IV was purified 323-fold by the procedures including ammonium sulfate concentration, anion exchange chromatography (twice), gel filtration (twice), hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and isoelectric f...

Targeting Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (CD26)

Murine Neutrophil Chemorepellent Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Is a Human and

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV is a human and murine neutrophil chemorepellent.

In Dictyostelium discoideum, AprA is a secreted protein that inhibits proliferation and causes chemorepulsion of Dictyostelium cells, yet AprA has little sequence similarity to any human proteins. We found that a predicted structure of AprA has similarity to human dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV). DPPIV is a serine protease present in extracellular fluids that cleaves peptides with a proline or ...