title: CD26: a surface protease involved in T-cell activation.
abstract: CD26 is a proteolytic enzyme (dipeptidylpeptidase IV) with a wide tissue distribution and a unique specificity. Recent developments indicate that CD26 is a multifunctional molecule that may have important functions in the immune system. Here, Bernhard Fleischer reviews the current knowledge of CD26 and discusses the possible functions of this molecule in T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fleischer
mesh_terms: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases / Q000276:immunology*; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4