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Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV and related molecules: markers of malignancy?
1 Jun 2008
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BACKGROUND: The dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) family has outgrown its humble origins as a simple enzymatic activity cleaving dipeptides from peptides with an accessible N-terminal penultimate proline with no clear role in metabolism. It is now understood to play a critical role in regulating signaling capacity of chemokines, neuropeptides and other extracellular messengers in addition to playing direct roles...
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