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SUBMITTER: Engel M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC154298 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Engel Michael M Hoffmann Torsten T Wagner Leona L Wermann Michael M Heiser Ulrich U Kiefersauer Reiner R Huber Robert R Bode Wolfram W Demuth Hans-Ulrich HU Brandstetter Hans H
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20030410 9
The membrane-bound glycoprotein dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP IV, CD26) is a unique multifunctional protein, acting as receptor, binding and proteolytic molecule. We have determined the sequence and 1.8 A crystal structure of native DP IV prepared from porcine kidney. The crystal structure reveals a 2-2-2 symmetric tetrameric assembly which depends on the natively glycosylated beta-propeller blade IV. The crystal structure indicates that tetramerization of DP IV is a key mechanism to regulate its ...[more]