DPP7

Dipeptidyl-peptidase 7

Rendering based on PDB 3JYH.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsDPP7 ; DPP2; DPPII; QPP
External IDsOMIM: 610537 MGI: 1933213 HomoloGene: 22748 IUPHAR: 1605 ChEMBL: 3976 GeneCards: DPP7 Gene
EC number3.4.14.2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez2995283768
EnsemblENSG00000176978ENSMUSG00000026958
UniProtQ9UHL4Q9ET22
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_013379NM_031843
RefSeq (protein)NP_037511NP_114031
Location (UCSC)Chr 9:
140 – 140.01 Mb
Chr 2:
25.35 – 25.36 Mb
PubMed search

Dipeptidyl-peptidase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DPP7 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is a post-proline cleaving aminopeptidase expressed in quiescent lymphocytes. The resting lymphocytes are maintained through suppression of apoptosis, a state which is disrupted by inhibition of this novel serine protease. The enzyme has strong sequence homology with prolylcarboxypeptidase and is active at both acidic and neutral pH.[3]

References

  1. Chiravuri M, Schmitz T, Yardley K, Underwood R, Dayal Y, Huber BT (Oct 1999). "A novel apoptotic pathway in quiescent lymphocytes identified by inhibition of a post-proline cleaving aminodipeptidase: a candidate target protease, quiescent cell proline dipeptidase". J Immunol 163 (6): 3092–9. PMID 10477574.
  2. Fukasawa KM, Fukasawa K, Higaki K, Shiina N, Ohno M, Ito S, Otogoto J, Ota N (Jan 2001). "Cloning and functional expression of rat kidney dipeptidyl peptidase II". Biochem J 353 (Pt 2): 283–90. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3530283. PMC 1221570. PMID 11139392.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: DPP7 dipeptidyl-peptidase 7".

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