title: Expression and enzymatic activity of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV in human astrocytic tumours are associated with tumour grade.
abstract: Alterations in dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) enzymatic activity are characteristic of malignant transformation. Through its well-characterized functionality in regulating the activity of bioactive peptides by removal of the N-terminal dipeptide, DPP-IV activity may have profound effects upon metastatic potential and cell growth. Although DPP-IV/CD26 (EC 3.4.14.5) is the canonical representative of the group, a number of other proteins including DPP-7, 8, 9, and seprase/fibroblast activation protein-alpha (FAP-alpha) have been shown to have similar enzymatic activity. This study was set up to address the relative representation and enzymatic activity of plasma membrane localized DPP-IV/CD26 and FAP-alpha in human brain and astrocytic tumours. In parallel, expression of CXCR4, receptor for glioma cell growth stimulator chemokine SDF-1alpha known to be a DPP-IV substrate, was investigated. This is the first report showing that non-malignant brain tissue contains a DPP-IV-like enzymatic activity attributable mostly to DPP-8/9, while the substantial part of the activity in glioma is due to increased DPP-IV/CD26, localized in both the vascular and parenchymal compartments. DPP-IV enzymatic activity increased dramatically with tumour grade severity. A grade-related increase in CXCR4 receptor paralleled the rise in DPP-IV expression and activity. These data might support a role for DPP-IV regulation of the CXCR4-SDF-1alpha axis in glioma development.
authors.affiliation: Joint Laboratory of Cancer Cell Biology of 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jarmila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stremenova
authors.forename: Evzen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krepela
authors.forename: Vladislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mares
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trim
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dbaly
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marek
authors.forename: Zdislava
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vanickova
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lisa
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yea
authors.forename: Aleksi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sedo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010450:Endopeptidases; D005260:Female; D018093:Gelatinases; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000099167:Fibroblast Activation Protein Alpha