Biology:Tripeptidyl peptidase II

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Tripeptidyl-peptidase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TPP2 gene.[1][2] Among other things it is heavily implicated in MHC (HLA) class-I processing, as it has both endopeptidase and exopeptidase activity.[3]

Clinical significance and genetic deficiency

Biallelic deleterious variants in the TPP2 gene may result in a recessive disorder with immune deficiency, autoimmune disease and intellectual disability.[4][5] Some genetic variants may result in a milder disease with sterile brain inflammation mimicking multiple sclerosis.[6] These observations underline the fundamental role of TPP2 in cells of the immune system.

References

  1. "Characterization of cDNA for human tripeptidyl peptidase II: the N-terminal part of the enzyme is similar to subtilisin". Biochemistry 30 (1): 168–174. January 1991. doi:10.1021/bi00215a025. PMID 1670990. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: TPP2 tripeptidyl peptidase II". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7174. 
  3. "A major role for TPPII in trimming proteasomal degradation products for MHC class I antigen presentation". Immunity 20 (4): 495–506. April 2004. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(04)00074-3. PMID 15084277. 
  4. "Dual proteolytic pathways govern glycolysis and immune competence". Cell 159 (7): 1578–1590. December 2014. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.12.001. PMID 25525876. 
  5. "Immune deficiency, autoimmune disease and intellectual disability: A pleiotropic disorder caused by biallelic variants in the TPP2 gene". Clinical Genetics 99 (6): 780–788. June 2021. doi:10.1111/cge.13942. PMID 33586135. 
  6. "TPP2 mutation associated with sterile brain inflammation mimicking MS". Neurology. Genetics 4 (6): e285. December 2018. doi:10.1212/NXG.0000000000000285. PMID 30533531. 

External links

  • The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: S08.090

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