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Regulated expression, processing, and secretion of dog mast cell dipeptidyl peptidase I.

Dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) is a cysteine protease found predominantly in myelomonocytic cells, cytotoxic T-cells, and mast cells. Recent studies identify an intracellular role for mast cell-DPPI (MC-DPPI) by activating prochymase and protryptase to their mature forms. To better define MC-DPPI and to explore the possibility of extracellular roles, we purified MC-DPPI from mastocytoma cells. We found the dog C2 mastocytoma cell line to be the richest source yet described for DPPI, purifying up to 200 microg of enzyme per g of cells. Dog MC-DPPI has an Mr of approximately 175,000 and consists of four subunits, each composed of a propeptide, light chain, and heavy chain. The heavy chain is N-glycosylated and is heterogeneously processed to three different forms. NH2-terminal sequences of the heavy chain and propeptide are identical to those predicted from a cDNA clone we sequenced from a mastocytoma cDNA library. The dog cDNA-derived sequence is 86% identical to that of human DPPI. Dog mastocytoma cells incubated with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate increase expression of MC-DPPI mRNA. MC-DPPI maintains its activity for dipeptide substrates at a neutral to alkaline pH. Cells stimulated with ionophore or substance P secrete MC-DPPI in parallel with the granule-associated mediators tryptase and histamine. Thus, dog mastocytoma cells secrete DPPI that is active at the pH of extracellular fluids, suggesting that MC-DPPI may act outside the cell.[1]

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  1. Regulated expression, processing, and secretion of dog mast cell dipeptidyl peptidase I. Wolters, P.J., Raymond, W.W., Blount, J.L., Caughey, G.H. J. Biol. Chem. (1998) [Pubmed]
 
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