Dipeptidase 2

DPEP2
Identifiers
Aliases	DPEP2, MBD2, dipeptidase 2
External IDs	OMIM: 609925; MGI: 2442042; GeneCards: DPEP2
Enzyme activity
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	68,000,586 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	granulocyte; ; monocyte; ; blood; ; spleen; ; right lung; ; lymph node; ; bone marrow; ; upper lobe of left lung; ; testicle; ; appendix;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptidase activity; metalloexopeptidase activity; dipeptidyl-peptidase activity; metallopeptidase activity; hydrolase activity; metal ion binding; dipeptidase activity;
Cellular component	anchored component of membrane; membrane;
Biological process	proteolysis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	64174
	319446
	ENSG00000167261
	ENSMUSG00000053687
	Q9H4A9
	Q8C255
	NM_022355; NM_001324159; NM_001369657
	NM_001301204; NM_001301205; NM_176913
	NP_001311088; NP_071750; NP_001356586
	NP_001288133; NP_001288134; NP_795887
	Wikidata
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Dipeptidase 2 (DPEP2) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the DPEP2 gene.^[4]

AliasesDPEP2, MBD2, dipeptidase 2

End68,000,586 bp^[1]

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DPEP2 belongs to the membrane-bound dipeptidase (EC 3.4.13.19) family. These enzymes hydrolyze a variety of dipeptides, including leukotriene D₄, the beta-lactam ring of some antibiotics, and cystinyl-bis-glycine (cys-bis-gly) formed during glutathione degradation.^[5]

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