Mouse anti-Human/Mouse/Rat sapiens (Human) DPP8 Monoclonal Antibody

Function

Dipeptidyl peptidase that cleaves off N-terminal dipeptides from proteins having a Pro or Ala residue at position 2 (PubMed:11012666, PubMed:12534281, PubMed:12662155, PubMed:15039077, PubMed:15664838, PubMed:20536396, PubMed:29382749). Acts as a key inhibitor of caspase-1-dependent monocyte and macrophage pyroptosis in resting cells by preventing activation of NLRP1 and CARD8 (PubMed:27820798, PubMed:29967349, PubMed:32796818). Sequesters the cleaved C-terminal part of NLRP1 and CARD8, which respectively constitute the active part of the NLRP1 and CARD8 inflammasomes, in a ternary complex, thereby preventing their oligomerization and activation (PubMed:33731929, PubMed:33731932, PubMed:34019797). The dipeptidyl peptidase activity is required to suppress NLRP1 and CARD8; however, neither NLRP1 nor CARD8 are bona fide substrates of DPP8, suggesting the existence of substrate(s) required for NLRP1 and CARD8 inhibition (By similarity)

Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm

Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitously expressed, with highest levels in testis, placenta, prostate, muscle and brain

Subunit

Homodimer (PubMed:20536396, PubMed:29382749). Forms a ternary complex with NLRP1, composed of a DPP8 homodimer, one full-length NLRP1 protein, and one cleaved C-terminus of NLRP1 (NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 1, C-terminus) (By similarity). Forms a ternary complex with CARD8, composed of a DPP8 homodimer, one full-length NLRP1 protein, and one cleaved C-terminus of CARD8 (Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 8, C-terminus) (By similarity). In the ternary complex, only one subunit of the DPP8 homodimer is bound to NLRP1 or CARD8 (By similarity)

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