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Genetic and functional analysis of pyroglutamyl-peptidase I in coeliac disease.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jun 2006
Monsuur Alienke J, Stepniak Dariusz, Diosdado Begoña, Wapenaar Martin C, Mearin Maria Luisa, Koning Frits, Wijmenga Cisca
Abstract excerpt
Coeliac disease (CD) is an enteropathy caused by an immune reaction towards wheat gluten and similar proteins from barley and rye. It was shown that some gluten peptides spontaneously form N-terminal L-pyroglutamate. This modification could potentially make gluten more resistant to proteolytic degradation within the intestine. Pyroglutamyl-peptidase I (PGPEPI) is an enzyme that hydrolytically removes the...
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