A Role for Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV in Suppressing the Malignant Phenotype of Melanocytic Cells

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a cell surface peptidase expressed by normal melanocytes, epithelial cells, and other cells. Malignant cells, including melanomas and carcinomas, frequently lose or alter DPPIV cell surface expression. Loss of DPPIV expression occurs during melanoma progression at...

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Main Authors: Wesley, Umadevi V., Albino, Anthony P., Tiwari, Shakuntala, Houghton, Alan N.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1999
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2195594/