LTD4 is converted to LTE4 by DPEP1/2

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R-HSA-266012
Type
Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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Further cleavage of LTD4 forms LTE4
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Another outer surface membrane-bound, homodimeric enzyme, dipeptidase, existing in two forms DPEP1 (Adachi et al. 1989) and DPEP2 (Lee et al. 1983, Raulf et al. 1987), further hydrolyses leukotriene D4 (LTD4) to leukotriene E4 (LTE4), cleaving a glycine residue in the process.

Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
6293969 Conversion of leukotriene D4 to leukotriene E4 by a dipeptidase released from the specific granule of human polymorphonuclear leucocytes

Lee, CW, Lewis, RA, Corey, EJ, Austen, KF

Immunology 1983
3563417 Release and functional characterization of the leukotriene D4-metabolizing enzyme (dipeptidase) from human polymorphonuclear leucocytes

Stüning, M, Köller, M, König, W, Raulf, M

Scand J Immunol 1987
2768222 Purification and characterization of human microsomal dipeptidase

Noguchi, T, Tsujimoto, M, Okamura, N, Iwata, H, Kubota, I, Nakazato, H, Adachi, H, Nishihara, T

J Biochem 1989
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dipeptidase activity of DPEP1,2,3 dimers [plasma membrane]

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