Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Chemokines are a family of cytokines that orchestrate the migration and positioning of
immune cells within tissues and are critical for the function of the immune system. CCR2 …

Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV/CD26 (DPP IV) is a cell-surface protease belonging to the
prolyloligopeptidase family. It selectively removes the N-terminal dipeptide from peptides …

Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DPP IV/CD26) has a dual function as a regulatory protease and as
a binding protein. Its role in the inactivation of bioactive peptides was recognized 20 years …

Chemokines are mediators in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Aminoterminal
truncation of chemokines results in altered specific activities and receptor recognition …

Migration of leukocytes from the bone marrow to the circulation, the primary lymphoid organs
and inflammatory sites is directed by chemokines and specific receptor interactions. Besides …

CD26/DPPIV can be considered a moonlighting protein because it is a multifunctional
protein that exerts its different functions depending on cell type and intra-or extracellular …

CD26 has proved interesting in the fields of immunology, endocrinology, cancer biology and
nutrition owing to its ubiquitous and unusual enzyme activity. This dipeptidyl …

Pyroglutamic acid or 5-oxoproline is the cyclic lactam of glutamic acid. Its presence in living
cells has been reported from archaebacteria to humans, and its occurrence in living cells …

On chemokine stimulation, leucocytes produce and secrete proteolytic enzymes for innate
immune defence mechanisms. Some of these proteases modify the biological activity of the …