“…In this work, we have shown that the apigenin upregulation of functional CD26/DPPIV at the cell surface of intestinal epithelial cells (a) is consistent across multiple well‐differentiated human cell lines, (b) is due to cellular redistribution rather than a change in expression, (c) may be reproduced by multiple inhibitors of CK2 kinase activity, (d) does not involve downregulation of CK2 protein, and (e) is abrogated by siRNA knockdown of available CK2. It is well established that apigenin can inhibit CK2 activity, and indeed, it is used experimentally as a CK2 inhibitor (Ahmad, Wang, & Ahmed, 2006; Jung, Kim, & Lee, 2014; Kim et al., 2018; Kroonen et al., 2012; Suhas et al., 2018). We conclude that the ability of apigenin to upregulate CD26/DPPIV involves inhibition of the kinase activity of CK2 and is dependent upon the presence of functional CK2 enzyme.…”