Dipeptidyl peptidase III as a DNA marker to investigate epidemiology and taxonomy of Old World Leishmania species.

• Main Authors: Insaf Bel Hadj Ali (Author), Hamed Chouaieb (Author), Yusr Saadi Ben Aoun (Author), Emna Harigua-Souiai (Author), Hejer Souguir (Author), Alia Yaacoub (Author), Oussaïma El Dbouni (Author), Zoubir Harrat (Author), Maowia M Mukhtar (Author), Moncef Ben Said (Author), Nabil Haddad (Author), Akila Fathallah-Mili (Author), Ikram Guizani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPPIII) member of M49 peptidase family is a zinc-dependent metallopeptidase that cleaves dipeptides sequentially from the N-terminus of its substrates. In Leishmania, DPPIII, was reported with other peptidases to play a significant role in par...