CD26/Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV and Its Multiple Biological Functions

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV and its implication in cancer

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV, EC 3.4.14.5), also known as CD26, is a serine aminopeptidase that preferentially cleaves Xaa-Pro or Xaa-Ala dipeptides from the N-terminus of oligopeptides and processes regulatory peptides in vivo, leading to their biological activation or inactivation. The ezyme is a homodimer and each subunit is formed by a ab-hydrolase domain and a b-propeller domain, involv...

Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 functions and its involvement in disease

Deubiquitylases remove ubiquitin moieties from different substrates to regulate protein activity and cell homeostasis. Since this posttranslational modification plays a role in several different cellular functions, its deregulation has been associated with different pathologies. Aberrant expression of the Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 22 (USP22) has been associated with poor cancer prognosis and...

Targeting Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (CD26)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of homopiperazine derivatives with beta-aminoacyl group as dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors.

Compounds with homopiperazine skeleton are designed to find a potent DPP-IV inhibitor without inhibiting CYP. Thus a series of beta-aminoacyl-containing homopiperazine derivatives was synthesized and evaluated. Compounds with acid moiety were found to be potent inhibitors of DPP-IV without inhibiting CYP 3A4. More specifically, compound 7m showed nanomolar activity with no inhibition towards fi...

Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV and Incident Diabetes

OBJECTIVE Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) is not only important in beta-cell function but also has proinflammatory actions. We aimed to investigate whether it could act as a link between low-grade chronic inflammation and diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using a case-cohort design, we followed 546 middle-aged individuals who developed diabetes and 538 who did not over approximately 9 ye...