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Measurement of Dipeptidylpeptidase Activity in vitro and in vivo.

Bio-protocol (2017-03-20)
Rosa Barreira da Silva, Molly A Ingersoll, Matthew L Albert
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Dipeptidylpeptidases (DPPs) are serine proteases, which cleave small proteins and peptides possessing a proline or an alanine in the second position of their N-terminus. Among the members of this family, dipeptidylpeptidase 4 (DPP4) is constitutively expressed in the extracellular space. DPP4 is found at the surface of many hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells and is also present in many biological fluids in a bioactive soluble form. DPP4 expression is modulated by inflammation, and measurements of its activity have been used as biomarker for disease. Here, we describe a method to evaluate the enzymatic activity of DPP4 in vitro and in vivo.

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Prionex® Highly purified Type A, aqueous solution