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  • Title: Distribution of peptidases in cultured cells from middle ear mucosa: prolyl endopeptidase is localized in fibroblasts and dipeptidyl peptidase IV and II in epithelial cells.
    Author: Avasarala JR, Naoi M, Sasaki S, Ueda M, Saga S, Suzuki T, Yanagita N, Nagatsu T.
    Journal: Biochem Med Metab Biol; 1991 Jun; 45(3):355-8. PubMed ID: 1675574.
    Abstract:
    To examine the distribution of prolyl endopeptidase (PEP), dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV), and dipeptidyl peptidase II (DPP II) in specific cell types, fibroblasts and epithelial cells were selectively cultured from middle ear mucosal tissues of guinea pigs. In fibroblasts, PEP had the highest activity, 12.28 +/- 4.00 nmole/min/mg protein (mean +/- SD), 45-fold higher than corresponding DPP II levels. In epithelial cells, DPP IV activity was the highest, 6.48 +/- 0.90 nmole/min/mg protein. This communication describes, for the first time, the distribution of the enzyme activities of PEP, DPP IV, and DPP II in fibroblasts and epithelial cells, and the occurrence of PEP in fibroblasts.
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