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 …

Proteases form one of the largest and more important groups of enzymes. They selectively
catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds and can be divided into four major classes …

Tat, the transactivator protein of human immunodeficiency virus-1, has the unusual capacity
of being internalized by cells when present in the extracellular milieu. This property can be …

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 …

CD26 is a widely distributed 110 kD cell‐surface glycoprotein with known dipeptidyl‐
peptidase IV (DPP‐IV) activity in its extracellular domain. This ectoenzyme is capable of …

CD26~ sa proteolytlc enzyme (&pepttdylpeptl&tse IV) u'tth au, lde tissue distribution, lnd a
umque speoficit3: Recent developments m&cate that CD26 zs a multlfi, lCttonal molecule …

Vaccine strategies aimed at blocking virus entry have so far failed to induce protection
against heterologous viruses. Thus, the control of viral infection and the block of disease …

This review deals with the properties and functions of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV, EC
3.4. 14.5). This membrane anchored ecto-protease has been identified as the leukocyte …

ABSTRACT A finding commonly observed in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-
infected patients is invasion of the brain by activated T cells and infected macrophages …