CD26, also known as DPP IV or THAM, is a 220 kD type II transmembrane homodimer. It consists of an α/β hydrolase domain and an eight-blade beta-propeller domain. After proteolysis of the membrane-bound CD26, a soluble form of DPP IV is released. CD26 is expressed on thymocytes (development dependent), T cells, B cells, NK cells, and macrophages. It is involved in T cell costimulation, endothelial cell migration and proteolysis processes.