DPP8

Dipeptidyl-peptidase 8
Identifiers
SymbolsDPP8 ; DP8; DPRP1; MSTP141
External IDsOMIM: 606819 MGI: 1921638 HomoloGene: 57098 IUPHAR: 2356 ChEMBL: 4657 GeneCards: DPP8 Gene
EC number3.4.14.5
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez5487874388
EnsemblENSG00000074603ENSMUSG00000032393
UniProtQ6V1X1Q80YA7
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_017743NM_028906
RefSeq (protein)NP_060213NP_083182
Location (UCSC)Chr 15:
65.73 – 65.81 Mb
Chr 9:
65.03 – 65.08 Mb
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 8 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DPP8 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the peptidase S9B family, a small family of dipeptidyl peptidases that are able to cleave peptide substrates at a prolyl bond. The encoded protein shares similarity with dipeptidyl peptidase IV in that it is ubiquitously expressed, and hydrolyzes the same substrates. These similarities suggest that, like dipeptidyl peptidase IV, this protein may play a role in T-cell activation and immune function. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.[2]

References

Notes
  1. Abbott CA, Yu DM, Woollatt E, Sutherland GR, McCaughan GW, Gorrell MD (Nov 2000). "Cloning, expression and chromosomal localization of a novel human dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP) IV homolog, DPP8". Eur J Biochem 267 (20): 6140–50. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01617.x. PMID 11012666.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: DPP8 dipeptidyl-peptidase 8".
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