Abstract
N-terminal truncation of chemokines by proteases including dipeptidyl peptidase (DP) IV significantly alters their biological activity; generally ablating cognate G-protein coupled receptor engagement and often generating potent receptor antagonists. DP8 is a recently recognised member of the prolyl oligopeptidase gene family that includes DPIV. Since DPIV is known to process chemokines we surveyed 27 chemokines for cleavage by DP8. We report DP8 cleavage of the N-terminal two residues of IP10 (CXCL10), ITAC (CXCL11) and SDF-1 (CXCL12). This has implications for DP8 substrate specificity. Chemokine cleavage and inactivation may occur in vivo upon cell lysis and release of DP8 or in the inactivation of internalized chemokine/receptor complexes.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Chemokine CXCL10 / chemistry
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Chemokine CXCL10 / metabolism*
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Chemokine CXCL11 / chemistry
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Chemokine CXCL11 / metabolism*
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Chemokine CXCL12 / chemistry
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Chemokine CXCL12 / metabolism*
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Dipeptidases / isolation & purification
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Dipeptidases / metabolism*
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / isolation & purification
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / metabolism
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Half-Life
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Humans
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Kinetics
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Molecular Weight
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Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
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Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
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Solubility
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Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
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Substrate Specificity
Substances
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Chemokine CXCL10
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Chemokine CXCL11
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Chemokine CXCL12
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Recombinant Proteins
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Dipeptidases
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DPP4 protein, human
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DPP8 protein, human
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4