title: Molecular cloning, chromosomal localization, and expression of murine dipeptidyl peptidase I.
abstract: Dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) is a lysosomal cysteine protease that catalyzes the sequential removal of dipeptides from the amino termini of various protein substrates. We have isolated a cDNA coding for murine DPPI from mouse thymus and spleen cDNA libraries. The deduced amino acid sequence codes for a protein of 462 amino acid residues; comparison of this deduced sequence with that of rat and human DPPI revealed 90.1% and 77.8% identity, respectively. Using DPPI cDNA, we obtained two BAC (Bacterial Artificial Chromosome) clones that contained the murine DPPI locus. The DPPI gene consists of seven exons and 6 introns, and spans approximately 20 kilobases. Using fluorescence in situ chromosome hybridization, we localized murine DPPI to chromosome 7D3-E1.1. We determined that DPPI protein is widely distributed in mouse tissues, although its relative abundance varies from tissue to tissue. In contrast to previous reports, we show here that DPPI mRNA and protein levels and enzymatic activity are unchanged during in vitro T cell activation, implying that this enzyme is not rate-limiting for granzyme processing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1093, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Zimonjic
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Payan
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ley
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D020789:Cathepsin C; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000737:chemistry; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007438:Introns; D007621:Karyotyping; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013154:Spleen / Q000201:enzymology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002403:Cathepsins; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; D020789:Cathepsin C