Xaa-Pro Dipeptidase (PEPD) ELISA Kit for Rat

This gene encodes a member of the peptidase family. The protein forms a homodimer that hydrolyzes dipeptides or tripeptides with C-terminal proline or hydroxyproline residues. The enzyme serves an important role in the recycling of proline, and may be rate limiting for the production of collagen. Mutations in this gene result in prolidase deficiency, which is characterized by the excretion of large amount of di- and tri-peptides containing proline. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

peptidase D: Splits dipeptides with a prolyl or hydroxyprolyl residue in the C-terminal position. Plays an important role in collagen metabolism because the high level of iminoacids in collagen. Defects in PEPD are a cause of prolidase deficiency (PD). Prolidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with iminodipeptiduria. The clinical phenotype includes skin ulcers, mental retardation, recurrent infections, and a characteristic facies. These features, however are incompletely penetrant and highly variable in both age of onset and severity. There is a tight linkage between the polymorphisms of prolidase and the myotonic dystrophy trait. Belongs to the peptidase M24B family. Eukaryotic-type prolidase subfamily. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: EC 3.4.13.9; Protease

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 19q13.11

Molecular Function: aminopeptidase activity; dipeptidase activity; manganese ion binding; metallocarboxypeptidase activity; protein binding

Biological Process: amino acid metabolic process; collagen catabolic process; proteolysis

Disease: Prolidase Deficiency