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Loss of HtrA1 serine protease induces synthetic modulation of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0196628. [PMID: 29768431 PMCID: PMC5955505 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Homozygous mutations of human HTRA1 cause cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL). HtrA1-/- mice were examined for arterial abnormalities. Although their cerebral arteries were normal, the thoracic aorta was affected in HtrA1-/- mice. The number of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the aorta was increased in HtrA1-/- mice of 40 weeks or younger, but decreased thereafter. The cross-sectional area of the aorta was increased in HtrA1-/- mice of 40 weeks or older. Aortic VSMCs isolated from HtrA1-/- mice rapidly proliferated and migrated, produced high MMP9 activity, and were prone to oxidative stress-induced cell death. HtrA1-/- VSMCs expressed less smooth muscle α-actin, and more vimentin and osteopontin, and responded to PDGF-BB more strongly than wild type VSMCs, indicating that HtrA1-/- VSMCs were in the synthetic phenotype. The elastic lamina was disrupted, and collagens were decreased in the aortic media. Calponin in the media was decreased, whereas vimentin and osteopontin were increased, suggesting a synthetic shift of VSMCs in vivo. Loss of HtrA1 therefore skews VSMCs toward the synthetic phenotype, induces MMP9 expression, and expedites cell death. We propose that the synthetic modulation is the primary event that leads to the vascular abnormalities caused by HtrA1 deficiency.
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Glaza P, Osipiuk J, Wenta T, Zurawa-Janicka D, Jarzab M, Lesner A, Banecki B, Skorko-Glonek J, Joachimiak A, Lipinska B. Structural and Functional Analysis of Human HtrA3 Protease and Its Subdomains. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131142. [PMID: 26110759 PMCID: PMC4481513 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Human HtrA3 protease, which induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, can be a tumor suppressor and a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of cancer. However, there is little information about its structure and biochemical properties. HtrA3 is composed of an N-terminal domain not required for proteolytic activity, a central serine protease domain and a C-terminal PDZ domain. HtrA3S, its short natural isoform, lacks the PDZ domain which is substituted by a stretch of 7 C-terminal amino acid residues, unique for this isoform. This paper presents the crystal structure of the HtrA3 protease domain together with the PDZ domain (ΔN-HtrA3), showing that the protein forms a trimer whose protease domains are similar to those of human HtrA1 and HtrA2. The ΔN-HtrA3 PDZ domains are placed in a position intermediate between that in the flat saucer-like HtrA1 SAXS structure and the compact pyramidal HtrA2 X-ray structure. The PDZ domain interacts closely with the LB loop of the protease domain in a way not found in other human HtrAs. ΔN-HtrA3 with the PDZ removed (ΔN-HtrA3-ΔPDZ) and an N-terminally truncated HtrA3S (ΔN-HtrA3S) were fully active at a wide range of temperatures and their substrate affinity was not impaired. This indicates that the PDZ domain is dispensable for HtrA3 activity. As determined by size exclusion chromatography, ΔN-HtrA3 formed stable trimers while both ΔN-HtrA3-ΔPDZ and ΔN-HtrA3S were monomeric. This suggests that the presence of the PDZ domain, unlike in HtrA1 and HtrA2, influences HtrA3 trimer formation. The unique C-terminal sequence of ΔN-HtrA3S appeared to have little effect on activity and oligomerization. Additionally, we examined the cleavage specificity of ΔN-HtrA3. Results reported in this paper provide new insights into the structure and function of ΔN-HtrA3, which seems to have a unique combination of features among human HtrA proteases.
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- Przemyslaw Glaza
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, IL 60439, United States of America
- Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, IL 60439, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and the Medical University of Gdansk, 80–822 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, IL 60439, United States of America
- Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, IL 60439, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, 80–308 Gdansk, Poland
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Koper T, Polit A, Sobiecka-Szkatula A, Wegrzyn K, Scire A, Figaj D, Kadzinski L, Zarzecka U, Zurawa-Janicka D, Banecki B, Lesner A, Tanfani F, Lipinska B, Skorko-Glonek J. Analysis of the link between the redox state and enzymatic activity of the HtrA (DegP) protein from Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117413. [PMID: 25710793 PMCID: PMC4339722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bacterial HtrAs are proteases engaged in extracytoplasmic activities during stressful conditions and pathogenesis. A model prokaryotic HtrA (HtrA/DegP from Escherichia coli) requires activation to cleave its substrates efficiently. In the inactive state of the enzyme, one of the regulatory loops, termed LA, forms inhibitory contacts in the area of the active center. Reduction of the disulfide bond located in the middle of LA stimulates HtrA activity in vivo suggesting that this S-S bond may play a regulatory role, although the mechanism of this stimulation is not known. Here, we show that HtrA lacking an S-S bridge cleaved a model peptide substrate more efficiently and exhibited a higher affinity for a protein substrate. An LA loop lacking the disulfide was more exposed to the solvent; hence, at least some of the interactions involving this loop must have been disturbed. The protein without S-S bonds demonstrated lower thermal stability and was more easily converted to a dodecameric active oligomeric form. Thus, the lack of the disulfide within LA affected the stability and the overall structure of the HtrA molecule. In this study, we have also demonstrated that in vitro human thioredoxin 1 is able to reduce HtrA; thus, reduction of HtrA can be performed enzymatically.
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- Tomasz Koper
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Cole JN, Aquilina JA, Hains PG, Henningham A, Sriprakash KS, Caparon MG, Nizet V, Kotb M, Cordwell SJ, Djordjevic SP, Walker MJ. Role of group A Streptococcus HtrA in the maturation of SpeB protease. Proteomics 2008; 7:4488-98. [PMID: 18072207 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The serine protease high-temperature requirement A (HtrA) (DegP) of the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus; GAS) is localized to the ExPortal secretory microdomain and is reportedly essential for the maturation of cysteine protease streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SpeB). Here, we utilize HSC5 (M5 serotype) and the in-frame isogenic mutant HSC5DeltahtrA to determine whether HtrA contributes to the maturation of other GAS virulence determinants. Mutanolysin cell wall extracts and secreted proteins were arrayed by 2-DE and identified by MALDI-TOF PMF analysis. HSC5DeltahtrA had elevated levels of cell wall-associated M protein, whilst the supernatant had higher concentrations of M protein fragments and a reduced amount of mature SpeB protease, compared to wild-type (WT). Western blot analysis and protease assays revealed a delay in the maturation of SpeB in the HSC5DeltahtrA supernatant. HtrA was unable to directly process SpeB zymogen (proSpeB) to the active form in vitro. We therefore conclude that HtrA plays an indirect role in the maturation of cysteine protease SpeB.
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- Jason N Cole
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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