Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (Cd26) in Metabolism and the Immune Response

by Fleischer

In this book, leading experts in their field describe the enzymology and molecular biology of dipeptidyl peptidase IV/CD26 and its functions in metabolism and immune responses. CD26 is identical to the proteolytic enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase IV expressed in a variety of different tissues including epithelia and lymphocytes. CD26 binds and transports adenosine desaminase selectively in different tissues. It is also involved in T cell activation, providing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540601996
• ISBN13: 9783540601999
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 202 Pages