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Ding DY, Jiang SY, Zu YX, Yang Y, Gan XJ, Yuan SX, Zhou WP. Collagen in hepatocellular carcinoma: A novel biomarker and therapeutic target. Hepatol Commun 2024; 8:e0489. [PMID: 38967581 PMCID: PMC11227359 DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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HCC is globally recognized as a major health threat. Despite significant progress in the development of treatment strategies for liver cancer, recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance remain key factors leading to a poor prognosis for the majority of liver cancer patients. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop effective biomarkers and therapeutic targets for HCC. Collagen, the most abundant and diverse protein in the tumor microenvironment, is highly expressed in various solid tumors and plays a crucial role in the initiation and progression of tumors. Recent studies have shown that abnormal expression of collagen in the tumor microenvironment is closely related to the occurrence, development, invasion, metastasis, drug resistance, and treatment of liver cancer, making it a potential therapeutic target and a possible diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for HCC. This article provides a comprehensive review of the structure, classification, and origin of collagen, as well as its role in the progression and treatment of HCC and its potential clinical value, offering new insights into the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis assessment of liver cancer.
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- Dong-yang Ding
- The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Festari MF, Jara E, Costa M, Iriarte A, Freire T. Truncated O-glycosylation in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer reveals a gene expression signature associated with extracellular matrix and proteolysis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1809. [PMID: 38245559 PMCID: PMC10799929 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52204-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of death by cancer in women worldwide. Triple-negative (TN) BC constitutes aggressive and highly metastatic tumors associated with shorter overall survival of patients compared to other BC subtypes. The Tn antigen, a glycoconjugated structure resulting from an incomplete O-glycosylation process, is highly expressed in different adenocarcinomas, including BC. It also favors cancer growth, immunoregulation, and metastasis in TNBC. This work describes the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with BC aggressiveness and metastasis in an incomplete O-glycosylated TNBC cell model. We studied the transcriptome of a TNBC model constituted by the metastatic murine 4T1 cell line that overexpresses the Tn antigen due to a mutation in one of the steps of the O-glycosylation pathway. We analyzed and compared the results with the parental wild-type cell line and with a Tn-negative cell clone that was poorly metastatic and less aggressive than the 4T1 parental cell line. To gain insight into the generated expression data, we performed a gene set analysis. Biological processes associated with cancer development and metastasis, immune evasion, and leukocyte recruitment were highly enriched among functional terms of DEGs. Furthermore, different highly O-glycosylated protein-coding genes, such as mmp9, ecm1 and ankyrin-2, were upregulated in 4T1/Tn+ tumor cells. The altered biological processes and DEGs that promote tumor growth, invasion and immunomodulation might explain the aggressive properties of 4T1/Tn+ tumor cells. These results support the hypothesis that incomplete O-glycosylation that leads to the expression of the Tn antigen, which might regulate activity or interaction of different molecules, promotes cancer development and immunoregulation.
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- María Florencia Festari
- Laboratorio de Inmunomodulación y Vacunas, Departamento de Inmunobiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2125, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Unidad de Genética y Mejora Animal, Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Inmunomodulación y Vacunas, Departamento de Inmunobiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2125, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Biología Computacional, Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Dr. Alfredo Navarro 3051, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Laboratorio de Inmunomodulación y Vacunas, Departamento de Inmunobiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2125, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Hey S, Linder S. Matrix metalloproteinases at a glance. J Cell Sci 2024; 137:jcs261898. [PMID: 38236162 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.261898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent proteinases that belong to the group of endopeptidases or matrixins. They are able to cleave a plethora of substrates, including components of the extracellular matrix and cell-surface-associated proteins, as well as intracellular targets. Accordingly, MMPs play key roles in a variety of physiological and pathological processes, such as tissue homeostasis and cancer cell invasion. MMP activity is exquisitely regulated at several levels, including pro-domain removal, association with inhibitors, intracellular trafficking and transport via extracellular vesicles. Moreover, the regulation of MMP activity is currently being rediscovered for the development of respective therapies for the treatment of cancer, as well as infectious, inflammatory and neurological diseases. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster, we present an overview of the current knowledge regarding the regulation of MMP activity, the intra- and extra-cellular trafficking pathways of these enzymes and their diverse groups of target proteins, as well as their impact on health and disease.
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- Sven Hey
- Institut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Sergeeva IA, Klinov DV, Schäffer TE, Dubrovin EV. Characterization of the effect of chromium salts on tropocollagen molecules and molecular aggregates. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 242:124835. [PMID: 37201883 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Though the capability of chromium treatment to improve the stability and mechanical properties of collagen fibrils is well-known, the influence of different chromium salts on collagen molecules (tropocollagen) is not well characterized. In this study, the effect of Cr3+ treatment on the conformation and hydrodynamic properties of collagen was studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Statistical analysis of contours of adsorbed tropocollagen molecules using the two-dimensional worm-like chain model revealed a reduction of the persistence length (i.e., the increase of flexibility) from ≈72 nm in water to ≈56-57 nm in chromium (III) salt solutions. DLS studies demonstrated an increase of the hydrodynamic radius from ≈140 nm in water to ≈190 nm in chromium (III) salt solutions, which is associated with protein aggregation. The kinetics of collagen aggregation was shown to be ionic strength dependent. Collagen molecules treated with three different chromium (III) salts demonstrated similar properties such as flexibility, aggregation kinetics, and susceptibility to enzymatic cleavage. The observed effects are explained by a model that considers the formation of chromium-associated intra- and intermolecular crosslinks. The obtained results provide novel insights into the effect of chromium salts on the conformation and properties of tropocollagen molecules.
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- Irina A Sergeeva
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Leninskie Gory 1 bld 2, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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- Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Malaya Pirogovskaya 1a, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- University of Tübingen, Institute of Applied Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Leninskie Gory 1 bld 2, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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Faisal TR, Adouni M, Dhaher YY. Surrogate modeling of articular cartilage degradation to understand the synergistic role of MMP-1 and MMP-9: a case study. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2023; 22:43-56. [PMID: 36201069 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-022-01630-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A characteristic feature of arthritic diseases is cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation, often orchestrated by the overexpression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and other proteases. The interplay between fibril level degradation and the tissue-level aggregate response to biomechanical loading was explored in this work by a computational multiscale cartilaginous model. We considered the relative abundance of collagenases (MMP-1) and gelatinases (MMP-9) in surrogate models, where the diffusion (spatial distribution) of these enzymes and the subsequent, co-localized fibrillar damage were spatially randomized with Latin Hypercube Sampling. The computational model was constructed by incorporating the results from prior molecular dynamics simulations (tensile test) of microfibril degradation into a hyper-elastoplastic fibril-reinforced cartilage model. Including MMPs-mediated collagen fibril-level degradation in computational models may help understand the ECM pathomechanics at the tissue level. The mechanics of cartilage tissue and fibril show variations in mechanical integrity depending on the different combinations of MMPs-1 and 9 with a concentration ratio of 1:1, 3:1, and 1:3 in simulated indentation tests. The fibril yield (local failure) was initiated at 20.2 ± 3.0 (%) and at 23.0 ± 2.8 (%) of bulk strain for col 1:gel 3 and col 3: gel 1, respectively. The reduction in failure stress (global response) was 39.8% for col 1:gel 3, 37.5% for col 1:gel 1, and 36.7% for col 3:gel 1 compared with the failure stress of the degradation free tissue. These findings indicate that cartilage's global and local mechanisms of failure largely depend on the relative abundance of the two key enzymes-collagenase (MMP-1) and gelatinase (MMP-9) and the spatial characteristics of diffusion across the layers of the cartilage ECM.
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- Tanvir R Faisal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70508, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Australian College of Kuwait, East Mishref, Kuwait City, P.O. Box 1411, Kuwait
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwest, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwest, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Southwest, Dallas, TX, USA
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The regional turnover of cartilage collagen matrix in late-stage human knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2022; 30:886-895. [PMID: 35358700 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cartilage collagen has very limited repair potential, though some turnover and incorporation has not been fully excluded. We aim to determine the regional turnover of human osteoarthritis cartilage. DESIGN Patients scheduled for knee joint replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis were recruited in this prospective study of four weeks duration. Deuterium oxide (D2O) was administered orally by weekly boluses at 70% D2O, initially 150 ml followed by three boluses of 50 ml. Cartilage from the medial tibia plateau was sampled centrally, under the meniscus, and from osteophytes and treated enzymatically with hyaluronidase and trypsin. Samples were analysed for deuterium incorporation in alanine using mass spectrometry and for gene expression by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Twenty participants completed the study: mean (SD) age 64 ± 9.1 years, 45% female, BMI 29.5 ± 4.8 kg/m2. Enzymatically treated cartilage from central and submeniscal regions showed similar enrichments at 0.063% APE, while osteophytes showed significantly greater enrichment at 0.072% APE (95% confidence interval of difference) [0.004-0.015]). Fractional synthesis rates were similar for central 0.027%/day and submeniscal cartilage 0.022%/day but 10-fold higher in osteophytes 0.22%/day [0.098-0.363]. When compared to central cartilage, submeniscal cartilage had increased gene expression of MMP-3 and decreased lubricin expression. Untreated cartilage had higher turnover (enrichments at 0.073% APE) than enzymatically treated cartilage (0.063% APE). CONCLUSIONS In OA, despite regional differences in gene expression, the turnover of the articular cartilage matrix across the entire joint surface is very limited, but higher turnover was observed in osteophyte cartilage.
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Augoff K, Hryniewicz-Jankowska A, Tabola R, Stach K. MMP9: A Tough Target for Targeted Therapy for Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14071847. [PMID: 35406619 PMCID: PMC8998077 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14071847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Having the capability to proteolyze diverse structural and signaling proteins, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), one of the best-studied secretory endopeptidases, has been identified as a crucial mediator of processes closely associated with tumorigenesis, such as the extracellular matrix reorganization, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, cell migration, new blood vessel formation, and immune response. In this review, we present the current state of knowledge on MMP9 and its role in cancer growth in the context of cell adhesion/migration, cancer-related inflammation, and tumor microenvironment formation. We also summarize recent achievements in the development of selective MMP9 inhibitors and the limitations of using them as anticancer drugs.
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- Katarzyna Augoff
- Department of Surgical Education, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland;
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Mixon A, Bahar-Moni AS, Faisal TR. Mechanical characterization of articular cartilage degraded combinedly with MMP-1 and MMP-9. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 129:105131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jørgensen AE, Schjerling P, Krogsgaard MR, Petersen MM, Olsen J, Kjær M, Heinemeier KM. Collagen Growth Pattern in Human Articular Cartilage of the Knee. Cartilage 2021; 13:408S-418S. [PMID: 33147986 PMCID: PMC8804751 DOI: 10.1177/1947603520971016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE During skeletal growth, the articular cartilage expands to maintain its cover of bones in joints, however, it is unclear when and how cartilage grows. We aim to determine the expanding growth pattern and timing across the tibia plateau in human knees. DESIGN Six human tibia plateaus (2 healthy, 2 with osteoarthritis, and 2 with posttraumatic osteoarthritis) were used for full-depth cartilage sampling systematically across the joint surface at 12 medial and 4 lateral sites. Methodologically, we took advantage of the performed nuclear bomb tests in the years 1955 to 1963, which increased the atmospheric 14C that was incorporated into human tissues. Cartilage was treated enzymatically to extract collagen, analyzed for 14C content, and year at formation was determined from historical atmospheric 14C concentrations. RESULTS By age-determination, each tibia condyle had central points of formation surrounded by later-formed cartilage toward the periphery. Furthermore, the tibia plateaus contained collagen with 14C levels corresponding to mean donor age of 11.7 years (±3.8 SD). Finally, the medial condyle had lower 14C levels corresponding to formation 1 year later than the lateral condyle (P = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Human cartilage on the tibia plateau contains collagen that has experienced little if any turnover since school-age. The cartilage formation develops from 2 condyle centers and radially outward with the medial condyle finishing slightly later than the lateral condyle. This suggests a childhood programmed cartilage formation with a very limited adulthood collagen turnover.
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- Adam E.M. Jørgensen
- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery M81, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital,
Copenhagen, Denmark,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of
Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark,Adam E.M. Jørgensen, Institute of Sports
Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M81, Bispebjerg and
Frederiksberg Hospital, Nielsine Nielsensvej 11, Copenhagen, Denmark, DK-2400,
Denmark.
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery M81, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital,
Copenhagen, Denmark,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of
Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Sports Traumatology M51,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen,
Denmark
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- Musculoskeletal Tumor Section,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Aarhus AMS Centre (AARAMS), Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery M81, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital,
Copenhagen, Denmark,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of
Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery M81, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital,
Copenhagen, Denmark,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of
Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Egorikhina MN, Semenycheva LL, Chasova VO, Bronnikova II, Rubtsova YP, Zakharychev EA, Aleynik DY. Changes in the Molecular Characteristics of Bovine and Marine Collagen in the Presence of Proteolytic Enzymes as a Stage Used in Scaffold Formation. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:502. [PMID: 34564164 PMCID: PMC8470260 DOI: 10.3390/md19090502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Biopolymers, in particular collagen and fibrinogen, are the leading materials for use in tissue engineering. When developing technology for scaffold formation, it is important to understand the properties of the source materials as well as the mechanisms that determine the formation of the scaffold structures. Both factors influence the properties of scaffolds to a great extent. Our present work aimed to identify the features of the molecular characteristics of collagens of different species origin and the changes they undergo during the enzymatic hydrolysis used for the process of scaffold formation. For this study, we used the methods of gel-penetrating chromatography, dynamic light scattering, reading IR spectra, and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that cod collagen (CC) and bovine collagen (BC) have different initial molecular weight parameters, and that, during hydrolysis, the majority of either type of protein is hydrolyzed by the proteolytic enzymes within the first minute. The differently sourced collagen samples were also hydrolyzed with the formation of two low molecular fractions: Mw ~ 10 kDa and ~20 kDa. In the case of CC, the microstructure of the final scaffolds contained denser, closely spaced fibrillar areas, while the BC-sourced scaffolds had narrow, short fibrils composed of unbound fibers of hydrolyzed collagen in their structure.
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- Marfa N. Egorikhina
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FSBEI HE PRMU MOH), Minin and Pozharsky Square 10/1, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (I.I.B.); (Y.P.R.); (D.Y.A.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, pr. Gagarina 23, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.L.S.); (V.O.C.); (E.A.Z.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, pr. Gagarina 23, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.L.S.); (V.O.C.); (E.A.Z.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FSBEI HE PRMU MOH), Minin and Pozharsky Square 10/1, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (I.I.B.); (Y.P.R.); (D.Y.A.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FSBEI HE PRMU MOH), Minin and Pozharsky Square 10/1, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (I.I.B.); (Y.P.R.); (D.Y.A.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, pr. Gagarina 23, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.L.S.); (V.O.C.); (E.A.Z.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FSBEI HE PRMU MOH), Minin and Pozharsky Square 10/1, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (I.I.B.); (Y.P.R.); (D.Y.A.)
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Iwahashi H, Kawashima Y, Masaki H. Decreased levels of endocytic collagen receptor Endo180 in dermal fibroblasts lead to decreased production of type I collagen and increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2021; 38:150-157. [PMID: 34469613 PMCID: PMC9291200 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endo180 is involved in collagen remodeling by incorporating extracellular degraded collagen. Ultraviolet irradiation of dermal fibroblasts reduces Endo180 expression, which affects collagen fiber remodeling. However, it is unclear whether the decrease in Endo180 is directly related to the decrease in type I collagen fibers during photoaging. We aimed to clarify the relationship between Endo180 reduction and the decrease in type I collagen fibers observed in photoaged dermis. METHODS Endo180 was reduced in normal human dermal fibroblasts using RNAi. Endo180 knockdown cells were inoculated into collagen gels. The influence of Endo180 knockdown was evaluated by measuring mRNA expression of collagen fiber remodeling-related factors and collagen gel contraction. The collagen state and oxidative stress in the collagen gels were also measured. RESULTS Endo180 knockdown cells, which were confirmed by gelatin uptake inhibition, showed upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and downregulation of type I collagen mRNA expression when cultured in collagen gels. The contractility of the collagen gel was reduced by Endo180 knockdown. The collagen state in the extracellular matrix of the collagen gels containing Endo180 knockdown fibroblasts showed increased amounts of 3/4 fragmented collagen and denatured collagen and decreased type I collagen synthesis. In addition, an increase in intracellular oxidative stress was observed. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that the decrease in Endo180 caused a failure in collagen fiber formation and a decrease in collagen production, reproducing the photoaging dermal structural changes. This suggests that the decrease in Endo180 may be involved in wrinkle formation, which is a characteristic of photoaged skin.
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- Hiroyasu Iwahashi
- Research Center, Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Fukuyama City, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photoaging Research, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Technology, Hachioji City, Japan
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Mixon A, Savage A, Bahar-Moni AS, Adouni M, Faisal T. An in vitro investigation to understand the synergistic role of MMPs-1 and 9 on articular cartilage biomechanical properties. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14409. [PMID: 34257325 PMCID: PMC8277889 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93744-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a crucial role in enzymatically digesting cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) components, resulting in degraded cartilage with altered mechanical loading capacity. Overexpression of MMPs is often caused by trauma, physiologic conditions and by disease. To understand the synergistic impact MMPs have on cartilage biomechanical properties, MMPs from two subfamilies: collagenase (MMP-1) and gelatinase (MMP-9) were investigated in this study. Three different ratios of MMP-1 (c) and MMP-9 (g), c1:g1, c3:g1 and c1:g3 were considered to develop a degradation model. Thirty samples, harvested from bovine femoral condyles, were treated in groups of 10 with one concentration of enzyme mixture. Each sample was tested in a healthy state prior to introducing degradative enzymes to establish a baseline. Samples were subjected to indentation loading up to 20% bulk strain. Both control and treated samples were mechanically and histologically assessed to determine the impact of degradation. Young's modulus and peak load of the tissue under indentation were compared between the control and degraded cartilage explants. Cartilage degraded with the c3:g1 enzyme concentration resulted in maximum 33% reduction in stiffness and peak load compared to the other two concentrations. The abundance of collagenase is more responsible for cartilage degradation and reduced mechanical integrity.
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- Allison Mixon
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70503, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70503, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Australian College of Kuwait, P.O. Box 1411, East Meshrif, Kuwait
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70503, USA.
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Knott SJ, Brown KA, Josyer H, Carr A, Inman D, Jin S, Friedl A, Ponik SM, Ge Y. Photocleavable Surfactant-Enabled Extracellular Matrix Proteomics. Anal Chem 2020; 92:15693-15698. [PMID: 33232116 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides an architectural meshwork that surrounds and supports cells. The dysregulation of heavily post-translationally modified ECM proteins directly contributes to various diseases. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics is an ideal tool to identify ECM proteins and characterize their post-translational modifications, but ECM proteomics remains challenging owing to the extremely low solubility of the ECM. Herein, enabled by effective solubilization of ECM proteins using our recently developed photocleavable surfactant, Azo, we have developed a streamlined ECM proteomic strategy that allows fast tissue decellularization, efficient extraction and enrichment of ECM proteins, and rapid digestion prior to reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC)-MS analysis. A total of 173 and 225 unique ECM proteins from mouse mammary tumors have been identified using 1D and 2D RPLC-MS/MS, respectively. Moreover, 87 (from 1DLC-MS/MS) and 229 (from 2DLC-MS/MS) post-translational modifications of ECM proteins, including glycosylation, phosphorylation, and hydroxylation, were identified and localized. This Azo-enabled ECM proteomics strategy will streamline the analysis of ECM proteins and promote the study of ECM biology.
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- Samantha J Knott
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.,Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Human Proteomics Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:3872367. [PMID: 33082709 PMCID: PMC7557896 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3872367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) belongs to the MMP family and has been widely investigated. Excessive MMP-9 expression can enhance extracellular matrix degradation and promote plaque instability. Studies have demonstrated that MMP-9 levels are higher in vulnerable plaques than in stable plaques. Additionally, several human studies have demonstrated that MMP-9 may be a predictor of atherosclerotic plaque instability and a risk factor for future adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. MMP-9 deficiency or blocking MMP-9 expression can inhibit plaque inflammation and prevent atherosclerotic plaque instability. All of these results suggest that MMP-9 may be a useful predictive biomarker for vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques, as well as a therapeutic target for preventing atherosclerotic plaque instability. In this review, we describe the structure, function, and regulation of MMP-9. We also discuss the role of MMP-9 in predicting and preventing atherosclerotic plaque instability.
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Pan S, Zhang Z, Li C, Yang D. Interleukin-25 regulates matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 expression in periodontal fibroblast cells through ERK and P38MAPK pathways. Cell Biol Int 2020; 44:2220-2230. [PMID: 32716065 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Interleukin-25 (IL-25) has been recognized as a new member of the IL-17 family and implicated in various inflammatory pathology. We aimed to investigate the effects of IL-25 on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-8, and MMP-9 in periodontal fibroblast cells (PFCs), cell migration, cytoskeleton F-actin, and to explore the involved extracellular-regulated protein kinases (ERKs), P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (P38MAPK) signaling pathways, and IL-17 receptor. To evaluate the expression of MMP-2, MMP-8, MMP-9, and F-actin, PFCs were treated by various doses of IL-25 (0, 20, 50, 100, and 500 ng/ml). Protein expression of extracellular metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) was also evaluated by western blot. Cell scratches experiment was performed to test the cell migration ability. ERK, P38MAPK, and Jun N-terminal kinase signal pathways and related expression of P-ERK and P-P38MAPK were examined after treatment of different doses of IL-25 and after treatment of inhibitors of ERK and P38MAPK. Immunofluorescence of MMP-2, MMP-9, and F-actin were evaluated after inhibitor treatment. IL-17RB small interfering RNA was used to examine the receptor of IL-25. IL-25 increased the protein expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9. MMP-8 and EMMPRIN expressions were not regulated by IL-25 in PFCs. Positive IF staining extended strongly from the central part to the whole cell. IL-25 mediated MMP-2, MMP-9, F-actin expressions and cell migration were regulated by P38MAPK and ERK pathways, and IL-17RB. SB203580 and U0126 blocked the effects of IL-25 through the inhibition of ERK, P38MAPK, P-ERK, and P-P38MAPK. The data indicate that IL-25 could regulate cell migration, MMP-2, and MMP-9 expression, but not MMP-8 expression, in PFCs. Moreover, the regulation effects were involved in ERK and P38MAPK pathways, and receptor IL-17RB.
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- Suxun Pan
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Periodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Periodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, SunYat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Periodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Periodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Periodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Sakina R, Llucià-Valldeperas A, Henriques Lourenço A, Harichandan A, Gelsomino S, Wieringa P, Mota C, Moroni L. Decellularization of porcine heart tissue to obtain extracellular matrix based hydrogels. Methods Cell Biol 2020; 157:3-21. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2019.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Parveen S, Chaudhury S, Dasgupta S. Tuning the mechanical and physicochemical properties of cross-linked protein films. Biopolymers 2019; 110:e23321. [PMID: 31260091 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Films derived from natural sources such as proteins provide an advantage over synthetic films due to their noncytotoxicity, biodegradability, and vast functionality. A new protein source gained from the cataractous eye protein isolate (CEPI) obtained after surgery has been investigated for this purpose. Glycerol has been employed as the plasticizer and glutaraldehyde (GD) as a cross-linker. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was employed to characterize the films. Nanoindentation and thermogravimetric analyses reveal improved mechanical and thermal properties of the cross-linked films. The films with 20% (w/w) GD exhibited properties such as the highest modulus and low water solubility. It is possible to tune the properties based on the extent of cross-linking. All the films were completely degraded by the enzyme trypsin. The similarity of these films was checked by using the prepared films as a delivery vehicle for a model compound, ampicillin sodium. The encapsulation efficiency was found to be 74%, and in vitro release studies showed significant amounts of drug release at physiological pH. This study will help us understand how the properties of protein films can be tuned to obtain the desired physicochemical properties. These biodegradable protein films could find use in pharmaceutical industries as delivery carriers.
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- Sultana Parveen
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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Effect of collagenase-gelatinase ratio on the mechanical properties of a collagen fibril: a combined Monte Carlo-molecular dynamics study. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2019; 18:1809-1819. [PMID: 31161353 PMCID: PMC6825035 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-019-01178-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Loading in cartilage is supported primarily by fibrillar collagen, and damage will impair the function of the tissue, leading to pathologies such as osteoarthritis. Damage is initiated by two types of matrix metalloproteinases, collagenase and gelatinase, that cleave and denature the collagen fibrils in the tissue. Experimental and modeling studies have revealed insights into the individual contributions of these two types of MMPs, as well as the mechanical response of intact fibrils and fibrils that have experienced random surface degradation. However, no research has comprehensively examined the combined influences of collagenases and gelatinases on collagen degradation nor studied the mechanical consequences of biological degradation of collagen fibrils. Such preclinical examinations are required to gain insights into understanding, treating, and preventing degradation-related cartilage pathology. To develop these insights, we use sequential Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations to probe the effect of enzymatic degradation on the structure and mechanics of a single collagen fibril. We find that the mechanical response depends on the ratio of collagenase to gelatinase—not just the amount of lost fibril mass—and we provide a possible mechanism underlying this phenomenon. Overall, by characterizing the combined influences of collagenases and gelatinases on fibril degradation and mechanics at the preclinical research stage, we gain insights that may facilitate the development of targeted interventions to prevent the damage and loss of mechanical integrity that can lead to cartilage pathology.
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Kumar S, Das A, Barai A, Sen S. MMP Secretion Rate and Inter-invadopodia Spacing Collectively Govern Cancer Invasiveness. Biophys J 2019; 114:650-662. [PMID: 29414711 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.3777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Invadopodia are micron-sized invasive structures that mediate extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation through a combination of membrane-bound and soluble matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). However, how such localized degradation is converted into pores big enough for cancer cells to invade, and the relative contributions of membrane-bound versus soluble MMPs to this process remain unclear. In this article, we address these questions by combining experiments and simulations. We show that in MDA-MB-231 cells, an increase in ECM density enhances invadopodia-mediated ECM degradation and decreases inter-invadopodia spacing. ECM degradation is mostly mediated by soluble MMPs, which are activated by membrane-bound MT1-MMP. We present a computational model of invadopodia-mediated ECM degradation, which recapitulates the above observations and identifies MMP secretion rate as an important regulator of invadopodia stability. Simulations with multiple invadopodia suggest that inter-invadopodia spacing and MMP secretion rate collectively dictate the size of the degraded zones. Taken together, our results suggest that for creating pores conducive for cancer invasion, cells must tune inter-invadopodia spacing and MMP secretion rate in an ECM density-dependent manner, thereby striking a balance between invadopodia penetration and ECM degradation.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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Sprangers S, Everts V. Molecular pathways of cell-mediated degradation of fibrillar collagen. Matrix Biol 2019; 75-76:190-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rudresha GV, Urs AP, Manjuprasanna VN, Suvilesh KN, Sharanappa P, Vishwanath BS. Plant DNases are potent therapeutic agents against
Echis carinatus
venom‐induced tissue necrosis in mice. J Cell Biochem 2018; 120:8319-8332. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Gotravalli V. Rudresha
- Department of Studies in Biochemistry University of Mysore, Manasagangothri Mysuru India
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- Department of Studies in Biochemistry University of Mysore, Manasagangothri Mysuru India
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- Department of Studies in Biochemistry University of Mysore, Manasagangothri Mysuru India
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- Department of Studies in Bioscience University of Mysore, Hemagangothri Hassan India
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Boon L, Ugarte-Berzal E, Martens E, Vandooren J, Rybakin V, Colau D, Gordon-Alonso M, van der Bruggen P, Stöcker W, Becker-Pauly C, Witters P, Morava E, Jaeken J, Proost P, Opdenakker G. Propeptide glycosylation and galectin-3 binding decrease proteolytic activation of human proMMP-9/progelatinase B. FEBS J 2018; 286:930-945. [PMID: 30422384 PMCID: PMC7379967 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are secreted as proenzymes, containing propeptides that interact with the catalytic zinc, thereby controlling MMP activation. The MMP‐9 propeptide is unique in the MMP family because of its post‐translational modification with an N‐linked oligosaccharide. ProMMP‐9 activation by MMP‐3 occurs stepwise by cleavage of the propeptide in an aminoterminal (pro‐AT) and carboxyterminal (pro‐CT) peptide. We chemically synthesized aglycosyl pro‐AT and pro‐CT and purified recombinant glycosylated pro‐ATSf−9. First, we report new cleavage sites in the MMP‐9 propeptide by MMP‐3 and neutrophil elastase. Additionally, we demonstrated with the use of western blot analysis a higher resistance of glycosylated versus aglycosyl pro‐AT against proteolysis by MMP‐3, MMP‐9, meprin α, neutrophil elastase and by protease‐rich synovial fluids from rheumatoid arthritis patients. Moreover, we investigated the effect of glycosylation on proteolytic activation of human proMMP‐9 with the use of zymography and dye‐quenched gelatin cleavage analysis. Compared to recombinant Sf‐9 proMMP‐9 glycoforms, larger oligosaccharides of human neutrophil proMMP‐9 increased resistance against proteolytic activation. Additionally, proMMP‐9 from Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation patients, compared to healthy controls, showed a higher activation rate by MMP‐3. Finally, we demonstrated that glycan‐galectin‐3 interactions reduced proMMP‐9 activation. In conclusion, modification of MMP‐9 propeptide glycosylation is a fine‐tuning mechanism and co‐determines the specific activity of MMP‐9 in physiology and pathology. Enzymes MMP‐9 EC 3.4.24.35, MMP‐3 EC 3.4.24.17, meprin α EC 3.4.24.18, neutrophil elastase EC 3.4.21.37, trypsin EC 3.4.21.4 and PNGase F EC 3.5.1.52.
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- Lise Boon
- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ON, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Froberg J, Choi WS, Sedigh A, Anajafi T, Farmakes J, Yang Z, Mallik S, Srivastava DK, Choi Y. Real-time tracking of single-molecule collagenase on native collagen and partially structured collagen-mimic substrates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10248-10251. [PMID: 30091759 PMCID: PMC6145137 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04601h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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The dynamic interactions of an individual matrix metalloproteinase-1 were imaged and monitored in the presence of either triple-helical or non-triple-helical, partially structured collagen-mimic substrates. The enzyme exhibited ten-fold increased catalytic turnover rates with the structurally modified substrate by skipping the triple-helix unwinding step during the catalytic pathway.
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- James Froberg
- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, United States,
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, United States,
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, United States,
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Noruzi S, Azizian M, Mohammadi R, Hosseini SA, Rashidi B, Mohamadi Y, Nesaei A, Seiri P, Sahebkar A, Salarinia R, Aghdam AM, Mirzaei H. Micro-RNAs as critical regulators of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:8694-8712. [PMID: 30132957 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Metastasis is known to be one of the important factors associated with cancer-related deaths worldwide. Several cellular and molecular targets are involved in the metastasis process. Among these targets, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play central roles in promoting cancer metastasis. MMPs could contribute toward tumor growth, angiogenesis, migration, and invasion via degradation of the extracellular matrix and activation of pre-pro-growth factors. Therefore, identification of various cellular and molecular pathways that affect MMPs could contribute toward a better understanding of the metastatic pathways involved in various tumors. Micro-RNAs are important targets that could affect MMPs. Multiple lines of evidence have indicated that deregulation of various micro-RNAs, including miR-9, Let-7, miR-10b, and miR-15b, affects metastasis of tumor cells via targeting MMPs.
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- Somaye Noruzi
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnourd, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ftabaculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnourd, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnourd, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Anatomy, Faculty of medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Biotechnology Research Center, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnourd, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Zhao YL, Lu ZY, Zhang X, Liu WW, Yao GD, Liu XL, Liu W, Wu QJ, Hayashi T, Yamato M, Fujisaki H, Hattori S, Atsuzawa Y, Tashiro SI, Onodera S, Ikejima T. Gelatin promotes cell aggregation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production in PMA-stimulated U937 cells by augmenting endocytosis-autophagy pathway. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 95:132-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Huang XQ, Camba J, Gu LS, Bergeron BE, Ricucci D, Pashley DH, Tay FR, Niu LN. Mechanism of bioactive molecular extraction from mineralized dentin by calcium hydroxide and tricalcium silicate cement. Dent Mater 2017; 34:317-330. [PMID: 29179973 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study was to elucidate the mechanism of bioactive molecule extraction from mineralized dentin by calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and tricalcium silicate cements (TSC). METHODS AND RESULTS Transmission electron microscopy was used to provide evidence for collagen degradation in dentin surfaces covered with Ca(OH)2 or a set, hydrated TSC for 1-3 months. A one micron thick collagen degradation zone was observed on the dentin surface. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy was used to identify increases in apatite/collagen ratio in dentin exposed to Ca(OH)2. Using three-point bending, dentin exposed to Ca(OH)2 exhibited significant reduction in flexural strength. Using size exclusion chromatography, it was found that the small size of the hydroxyl ions derived from Ca(OH)2 enabled those ions to infiltrate the intrafibrillar compartment of mineralized collagen and degrade the collagen fibrils without affecting the apatite minerals. Using ELISA, TGF-β1 was found to be extracted from dentin covered with Ca(OH)2 for 3 months. Unlike acids that dissolve the mineral component of dentin to release bioactive molecules, alkaline materials such as Ca(OH)2 or TSC released growth factors such as TGF-β1 via collagen degradation. SIGNIFICANCE The bioactive molecule extraction capacities of Ca(OH)2 and TSC render these dental materials excellent for pulp capping and endodontic regeneration. These highly desirable properties, however, appear to be intertwined with the untoward effect of degradation of the collagen matrix within mineralized dentin, resulting in reduced flexural strength.
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- Xue-Qing Huang
- Department of Prosthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Endodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Endodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Endodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Endodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China.
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Amar S, Smith L, Fields GB. Matrix metalloproteinase collagenolysis in health and disease. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1864:1940-1951. [PMID: 28456643 PMCID: PMC5605394 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The proteolytic processing of collagen (collagenolysis) is critical in development and homeostasis, but also contributes to numerous pathologies. Mammalian interstitial collagenolytic enzymes include members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family and cathepsin K. While MMPs have long been recognized for their ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of collagen, the roles of individual MMPs in physiological and pathological collagenolysis are less defined. The use of knockout and mutant animal models, which reflect human diseases, has revealed distinct collagenolytic roles for MT1-MMP and MMP-13. A better understanding of temporal and spatial collagen processing, along with the knowledge of the specific MMP involved, will ultimately lead to more effective treatments for cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular conditions, and infectious diseases. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Matrix Metalloproteinases edited by Rafael Fridman.
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- Sabrina Amar
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA; Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute/Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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Bennink LL, Smith DJ, Foss CA, Pomper MG, Li Y, Yu SM. High Serum Stability of Collagen Hybridizing Peptides and Their Fluorophore Conjugates. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:1906-1915. [PMID: 28445649 PMCID: PMC8063002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Collagen hybridizing peptides (CHPs) have a great potential for use in targeted drug delivery, diagnostics, and regenerative medicine due to their ability to specifically bind to denatured collagens associated with many pathologic conditions. Since peptides generally suffer from poor enzymatic stability, resulting in rapid degradation and elimination in vivo, CHP's serum stability is a critical parameter that may dictate its pharmacokinetic behavior. Here, we report the serum stability of a series of monomeric CHP derivatives and establish how peptide length, amino acid composition, terminal modification, and linker chemistry influence their availability in serum. We show that monomeric CHPs comprised of the collagen-like Gly-Pro-Hyp motif are resistant to common serum proteinases and that their stability can be further increased by simple N-terminal labeling which negates CHP's susceptibility to proline-specific exopeptidases. When fluorescent dyes are conjugated to a CHP via maleimide-thiol reaction, the dye can transfer from CHP onto serum proteins (e.g., albumin), resulting in an unexpected drop in signal during serum stability assays and off-target accumulation during in vivo tests. This work is the crucial first step toward understanding the pharmacokinetic behavior of CHPs, which can facilitate the development of CHP-based theranostics.
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- Lucas L. Bennink
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- The Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21228, United States
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- The Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21228, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Glycosylation of matrix metalloproteases and tissue inhibitors: present state, challenges and opportunities. Biochem J 2017; 473:1471-82. [PMID: 27234584 PMCID: PMC4888457 DOI: 10.1042/bj20151154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Current knowledge about the glycosylation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) is reviewed. Whereas structural and functional aspects of the glycobiology of many MMPs is unknown, research on MMP-9 and MMP-14 glycosylation reveals important functional implications, such as altered inhibitor binding and cellular localization. This, together with the fact that MMPs contain conserved and many potential attachment sites for N-linked and O-linked oligosaccharides, proves the need for further studies on MMP glycobiology. Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are crucial components of a complex and dynamic network of proteases. With a wide range of potential substrates, their production and activity are tightly controlled by a combination of signalling events, zymogen activation, post-translational modifications and extracellular inhibition. Slight imbalances may result in the initiation or progression of specific disease states, such as cancer and pathological inflammation. As glycosylation modifies the structures and functions of glycoproteins and many MMPs contain N- or O-linked oligosaccharides, we examine, compare and evaluate the evidence for whether glycosylation affects MMP catalytic activity and other functions. It is interesting that the catalytic sites of MMPs do not contain O-linked glycans, but instead possess a conserved N-linked glycosylation site. Both N- and O-linked oligosaccharides, attached to specific protein domains, endow these domains with novel functions such as the binding to lectins, cell-surface receptors and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteases (TIMPs). Validated glycobiological data on N- and O-linked oligosaccharides of gelatinase B/MMP-9 and on O-linked structures of membrane-type 1 MMP/MMP-14 indicate that in-depth research of other MMPs may yield important insights, e.g. about subcellular localizations and functions within macromolecular complexes.
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Watanabe-Nakayama T, Itami M, Kodera N, Ando T, Konno H. High-speed atomic force microscopy reveals strongly polarized movement of clostridial collagenase along collagen fibrils. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28975. [PMID: 27373458 PMCID: PMC4931465 DOI: 10.1038/srep28975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Bacterial collagenases involved in donor infection are widely applied in many fields due to their high activity and specificity; however, little is known regarding the mechanisms by which bacterial collagenases degrade insoluble collagen in host tissues. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy, we simultaneously visualized the hierarchical structure of collagen fibrils and the movement of a representative bacterial collagenase, Clostridium histolyticum type I collagenase (ColG), to determine the relationship between collagen structure and collagenase movement. Notably, ColG moved ~14.5 nm toward the collagen N terminus in ~3.8 s in a manner dependent on a catalytic zinc ion. While ColG was engaged, collagen molecules were not only degraded but also occasionally rearranged to thicken neighboring collagen fibrils. Importantly, we found a similarity of relationship between the enzyme-substrate interface structure and enzyme migration in collagen-collagenase and DNA-nuclease systems, which share a helical substrate structure, suggesting a common strategy in enzyme evolution.
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- Takahiro Watanabe-Nakayama
- Imaging Research Division, Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Imaging Research Division, Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Imaging Research Division, Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Imaging Research Division, Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Imaging Research Division, Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Azhagiya Singam ER, Rajapandian V, Subramanian V. Molecular dynamics simulation study on the interaction of collagen-like peptides with gelatinase-A (MMP-2). Biopolymers 2016; 101:779-94. [PMID: 24374600 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although several models have been proposed for the interaction of collagen with gelatinase-A (matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2)), the extensive role of each domain of gelatinase A in hydrolyzing the collagens with and without interruptions is still elusive. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, normal mode analysis (NMA) and framework rigidity optimized dynamics algorithm (FRODAN) based analysis were carried out to understand the function of various domains of MMP-2 upon interaction with collagen like peptides. The results reveal that the collagen binding domain (CBD) binds to the C-terminal of collagen like peptide with interruption. CBD helps in unwinding the loosely packed interrupted region of triple helical structure to a greater extent. It can be possible to speculate that the role of hemopexin (HPX) domain is to prevent further unwinding of collagen like peptide by binding to the other end of the collagen like peptide. The catalytic (CAT) domain then reorients itself to interact with the part of the unwound region of collagen like peptide for further hydrolysis. In conclusion the CBD of MMP-2 recognizes the collagen and aids in unwinding the collagen like peptide with interruptions, and the HPX domain of MMP-2 binds to the other end of the collagen allowing CAT domain to access the cleavage site. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the structural basis of collagenolysis by MMP-2.
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- E R Azhagiya Singam
- Chemical Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, 600 020, Tamil Nadu, India
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Matrix metalloproteinases as input and output signals for post-myocardial infarction remodeling. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2015; 91:134-40. [PMID: 26721597 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite current optimal therapeutic regimens, approximately one in four patients diagnosed with myocardial infarction (MI) will go on to develop congestive heart failure, and heart failure has a high five-year mortality rate of 50%. Elucidating mechanisms whereby heart failure develops post-MI, therefore, is highly needed. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key enzymes involved in post-MI remodeling of the left ventricle (LV). While MMPs process cytokine and extracellular matrix (ECM) substrates to regulate the inflammatory and fibrotic components of the wound healing response to MI, MMPs also serve as upstream signaling initiators with direct actions on cell signaling cascades. In this review, we summarize the current literature regarding MMP roles in post-MI LV remodeling. We also identify the current knowledge gaps and provide templates for experiments to fill these gaps. A more complete understanding of MMP roles, particularly with regards to upstream signaling roles, may provide new strategies to limit adverse LV remodeling.
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Baldo C, Lopes DS, Faquim-Mauro EL, Jacysyn JF, Niland S, Eble JA, Clissa PB, Moura-da-Silva AM. Jararhagin disruption of endothelial cell anchorage is enhanced in collagen enriched matrices. Toxicon 2015; 108:240-8. [PMID: 26528579 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hemorrhage is one of the most striking effects of bites by viper snakes resulting in fast bleeding and ischemia in affected tissues. Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are responsible for hemorrhagic activity, but the mechanisms involved in SVMP-induced hemorrhage are not entirely understood and the study of such mechanisms greatly depends on in vivo experiments. In vivo, hemorrhagic SVMPs accumulate on basement membrane (BM) of venules and capillary vessels allowing the hydrolysis of collagen IV with consequent weakness and rupture of capillary walls. These effects are not reproducible in vitro with conventional endothelial cell cultures. In this study we used two-dimension (2D) or three-dimension (3D) cultures of HUVECs on matrigel and observed the same characteristics as in ex vivo experiments: only the hemorrhagic toxin was able to localize on surfaces or internalize endothelial cells in 2D cultures or in the surface of tubules formed on 3D cultures. The contribution of matrigel, fibronectin and collagen matrices in jararhagin-induced endothelial cell damage was then analyzed. Collagen and matrigel substrates enhanced the endothelial cell damage induced by jararhagin allowing toxin binding to focal adhesions, disruption of stress fibers, detachment and apoptosis. The higher affinity of jararhagin to collagen than to fibronectin explains the localization of the toxin within BM. Moreover, once located in BM, interactions of jararhagin with α2β1 integrin would favor its localization on focal adhesions, as observed in our study. The accumulation of toxin in focal adhesions, observed only in cells grown in collagen matrices, would explain the enhancement of cell damage in these matrices and reflects the actual interaction among toxin, endothelial cells and BM components that occurs in vivo and results in the hemorrhagic lesions induced by viper venoms.
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- C Baldo
- Laboratório de Imunopatologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- LIM62, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Ke F, Wang Y, Hong J, Xu C, Chen H, Zhou SB. Characterization of MMP-9 gene from a normalized cDNA library of kidney tissue of yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 45:260-267. [PMID: 25910849 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), one of members of the MMP family, is important for the cleaving of structural extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules and involved in inflammatory processes. In this study, MMP-9 cDNA was isolated and characterized from a normalized cDNA library of kidney tissue of yellow catfish (designated as YcMMP-9). The complete sequence of YcMMP-9 cDNA consisted of 2561 nucleotides. The open reading frame potentially encoded a protein of 685 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of approximately 77.182 kDa. Amino acid sequence of YcMMP-9 have typical characteristics of MMP-9 family and showed highest identity (85.3%) to channel catfish MMP-9. The YcMMP-9 genomic DNA contains 13 exons and 12 introns. Quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that YcMMP-9 mRNA was constitutively expressed in all examined tissues in normal fish with high expression in head kidney, trunk kidney, blood, and spleen. However, expression of YcMMP-9 mRNA was induced by Aeromonas hydrophila stimulation, especially in these four tissues mentioned above. It indicated that YcMMP-9 was involved in innate immune responses against bacterial infection.
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- Fei Ke
- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China
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Circular trimers of gelatinase B/matrix metalloproteinase-9 constitute a distinct population of functional enzyme molecules differentially regulated by tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1. Biochem J 2015; 465:259-70. [PMID: 25360794 DOI: 10.1042/bj20140418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Gelatinase B/matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) (EC 3.4.24.35) cleaves many substrates and is produced by most cell types as a zymogen, proMMP-9, in complex with the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1). Natural proMMP-9 occurs as monomers, homomultimers and heterocomplexes, but our knowledge about the overall structure of proMMP-9 monomers and multimers is limited. We investigated biochemical, biophysical and functional characteristics of zymogen and activated forms of MMP-9 monomers and multimers. In contrast with a conventional notion of a dimeric nature of MMP-9 homomultimers, we demonstrate that these are reduction-sensitive trimers. Based on the information from electrophoresis, AFM and TEM, we generated a 3D structure model of the proMMP-9 trimer. Remarkably, the proMMP-9 trimers possessed a 50-fold higher affinity for TIMP-1 than the monomers. In vivo, this finding was reflected in a higher extent of TIMP-1 inhibition of angiogenesis induced by trimers compared with monomers. Our results show that proMMP-9 trimers constitute a novel structural and functional entity that is differentially regulated by TIMP-1.
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Díaz N, Suárez D. Extensive Simulations of the Full-Length Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Enzyme in a Prereactive Complex with a Collagen Triple-Helical Peptide. Biochemistry 2015; 54:1243-58. [DOI: 10.1021/bi501014w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Natalia Díaz
- Departamento
de Química
Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián
Clavería 8, Oviedo, Asturias, 33006 Spain
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- Departamento
de Química
Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián
Clavería 8, Oviedo, Asturias, 33006 Spain
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Matrix metalloproteinase interactions with collagen and elastin. Matrix Biol 2015; 44-46:224-31. [PMID: 25599938 PMCID: PMC4466143 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 01/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Most abundant in the extracellular matrix are collagens, joined by elastin that confers elastic recoil to the lung, aorta, and skin. These fibrils are highly resistant to proteolysis but can succumb to a minority of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Considerable inroads to understanding how such MMPs move to the susceptible sites in collagen and then unwind the triple helix of collagen monomers have been gained. The essential role in unwinding of the hemopexin-like domain of interstitial collagenases or the collagen binding domain of gelatinases is highlighted. Elastolysis is also facilitated by the collagen binding domain in the cases of MMP-2 and MMP-9, and remote exosites of the catalytic domain in the case of MMP-12.
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Pericellular proteases have long been associated with cancer invasion and metastasis due to their ability to degrade extracellular matrix components. Recent studies demonstrate that proteases also modulate tumor progression and metastasis through highly regulated and complex processes involving cleavage, processing, or shedding of cell adhesion molecules, growth factors, cytokines, and kinases. In this review, we address how cancer cells, together with their surrounding microenvironment, regulate pericellular proteolysis. We dissect the multitude of mechanisms by which pericellular proteases contribute to cancer progression and discuss how this knowledge can be integrated into therapeutic opportunities.
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- Lisa Sevenich
- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, 10065, USA
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Yousef EM, Tahir MR, St-Pierre Y, Gaboury LA. MMP-9 expression varies according to molecular subtypes of breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:609. [PMID: 25151367 PMCID: PMC4150970 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background In 2014, breast cancer remains a major cause of mortality worldwide mostly due to tumor relapse and metastasis. There is currently a great interest in identifying cancer biomarkers and signalling pathways mechanistically related to breast cancer progression. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a member of matrix degrading enzymes involved in cancer development, invasion and metastasis. Our objective was to investigate MMP-9 expression in normal human breast tissue and to compare it to that of breast cancer of various histological grades and molecular subtypes. We also sought to correlate MMP-9 expression with the incidence of metastasis, survival rates and relapse in breast cancer patients. Methods MMP-9 was first studied using in silico analysis on available DNA microarray and RNA sequencing data of human breast cancer tissues and human breast cancer cell lines. We next ascertained MMP-9 expression in both normal breast tissue and in human breast carcinoma tissue microarrays. Results Significant increase in MMP-9 expression was found in breast cancer cells where compared to normal breast tissue. A positive correlation could also be established between elevated levels of MMP-9 and breast cancer of high histological grade. Furthermore, our results indicate that not only MMP-9 is differentially expressed between each molecular subset but also, more importantly MMP-9 overexpression revealed itself as a startling feature of triple-negative and HER2-positive breast cancers. Lastly, the clinical relevance of MMP-9 overexpression is strongly supported by its significant association with a higher incidence of metastasis and relapse. Conclusions Differential expression of MMP-9 reflects the extent of cellular differentiation in breast cancer cells and is closely related to the most aggressive subtypes of breast cancer. Hence, MMP-9 is a promising prognostic biomarker of high-grade breast cancer. In our opinion, MMP-9 expression could help segregate subsets of aggressive breast cancer into clinically meaningful subtypes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2407-14-609) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
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Howes JM, Bihan D, Slatter DA, Hamaia SW, Packman LC, Knauper V, Visse R, Farndale RW. The recognition of collagen and triple-helical toolkit peptides by MMP-13: sequence specificity for binding and cleavage. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:24091-101. [PMID: 25008319 PMCID: PMC4148842 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.583443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Remodeling of collagen by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is crucial to tissue homeostasis and repair. MMP-13 is a collagenase with a substrate preference for collagen II over collagens I and III. It recognizes a specific, well-known site in the tropocollagen molecule where its binding locally perturbs the triple helix, allowing the catalytic domain of the active enzyme to cleave the collagen α chains sequentially, at Gly775–Leu776 in collagen II. However, the specific residues upon which collagen recognition depends within and surrounding this locus have not been systematically mapped. Using our triple-helical peptide Collagen Toolkit libraries in solid-phase binding assays, we found that MMP-13 shows little affinity for Collagen Toolkit III, but binds selectively to two triple-helical peptides of Toolkit II. We have identified the residues required for the adhesion of both proMMP-13 and MMP-13 to one of these, Toolkit peptide II-44, which contains the canonical collagenase cleavage site. MMP-13 was unable to bind to a linear peptide of the same sequence as II-44. We also discovered a second binding site near the N terminus of collagen II (starting at helix residue 127) in Toolkit peptide II-8. The pattern of binding of the free hemopexin domain of MMP-13 was similar to that of the full-length enzyme, but the free catalytic subunit bound none of our peptides. The susceptibility of Toolkit peptides to proteolysis in solution was independent of the very specific recognition of immobilized peptides by MMP-13; the enzyme proved able to cleave a range of dissolved collagen peptides.
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- Joanna-Marie Howes
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom
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- the Cardiff University Dental School, Dental Drive, Cardiff CF14 4XY, United Kingdom, and
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- the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom,
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Schiwon M, Weisheit C, Franken L, Gutweiler S, Dixit A, Meyer-Schwesinger C, Pohl JM, Maurice NJ, Thiebes S, Lorenz K, Quast T, Fuhrmann M, Baumgarten G, Lohse MJ, Opdenakker G, Bernhagen J, Bucala R, Panzer U, Kolanus W, Gröne HJ, Garbi N, Kastenmüller W, Knolle PA, Kurts C, Engel DR. Crosstalk between sentinel and helper macrophages permits neutrophil migration into infected uroepithelium. Cell 2014; 156:456-68. [PMID: 24485454 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The phagocytes of the innate immune system, macrophages and neutrophils, contribute to antibacterial defense, but their functional specialization and cooperation is unclear. Here, we report that three distinct phagocyte subsets play highly coordinated roles in bacterial urinary tract infection. Ly6C(-) macrophages acted as tissue-resident sentinels that attracted circulating neutrophils and Ly6C(+) macrophages. Such Ly6C(+) macrophages played a previously undescribed helper role: once recruited to the site of infection, they produced the cytokine TNF, which caused Ly6C(-) macrophages to secrete CXCL2. This chemokine activated matrix metalloproteinase-9 in neutrophils, allowing their entry into the uroepithelium to combat the bacteria. In summary, the sentinel macrophages elicit the powerful antibacterial functions of neutrophils only after confirmation by the helper macrophages, reminiscent of the licensing role of helper T cells in antiviral adaptive immunity. These findings identify helper macrophages and TNF as critical regulators in innate immunity against bacterial infections in epithelia.
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- Marzena Schiwon
- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; Clinic for Anesthesiology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 53125 Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic for Anesthesiology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, 3000 KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Medizinische Klinik III, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University Clinic of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
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Zeug A, Stawarski M, Bieganska K, Korotchenko S, Wlodarczyk J, Dityatev A, Ponimaskin E. Current microscopic methods for the neural ECM analysis. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2014; 214:287-312. [PMID: 25410363 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63486-3.00013-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) occupies the space between both neurons and glial cells and thus provides a microenvironment that regulates multiple aspects of neural activities. Because of the vital role of ECM as a natural environment of cells in vivo, there is a growing interest to develop methodology allowing for the detailed structural and functional analyses of ECM. In this chapter, we provide the detailed overview of current microscopic methods used for ECM analysis and also describe general labeling strategies for ECM visualization. Since ECM remodeling involves the proteolytic cleavage of ECM, we will also describe current experimental approaches to image the proteolytic reorganization and/or degradation of ECM. The special focus of this chapter is set to the application of Förster resonance energy transfer-based approaches to monitor intracellular and extracellular matrix functions with high spatiotemporal resolution.
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- Andre Zeug
- Cellular Neurophysiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cell Biophysics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory for Brain Extracellular Matrix Research, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy; Department of Nanophysics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cell Biophysics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory for Brain Extracellular Matrix Research, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy; Department of Nanophysics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy; Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Cellular Neurophysiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Fields GB. Biophysical studies of matrix metalloproteinase/triple-helix complexes. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2014; 97:37-48. [PMID: 25458354 PMCID: PMC4337812 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Several members of the zinc-dependent matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family catalyze collagen degradation. The structures of MMPs, in solution and solid state and in the presence and absence of triple-helical collagen models, have been assessed by NMR spectroscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering, and X-ray crystallography. Structures observed in solution exhibit flexibility between the MMP catalytic (CAT) and hemopexin-like (HPX) domains, while solid-state structures are relatively compact. Evaluation of the maximum occurrence (MO) of MMP-1 conformations in solution found that, for all the high MO conformations, the CAT and HPX domains are not in tight contact, and the residues of the HPX domain reported to be responsible for the binding to the collagen triple-helix are solvent exposed. A mechanism for collagenolysis has been developed based on analysis of MMP solution structures. Information obtained from solid-state structures has proven valuable for analyzing specific contacts between MMPs and the collagen triple-helix.
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Díaz N, Suárez D, Valdés H. Unraveling the molecular structure of the catalytic domain of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in complex with a triple-helical peptide by means of molecular dynamics simulations. Biochemistry 2013; 52:8556-69. [PMID: 24164447 DOI: 10.1021/bi401144p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Herein, we present the results of a computational study that employed various simulation methodologies to build and validate a series of molecular models of a synthetic triple-helical peptide (fTHP-5) both in its native state and in a prereactive complex with the catalytic domain of the MMP-2 enzyme. First, the structure and dynamical properties of the fTHP-5 substrate are investigated by means of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Then, the propensity of each of the three peptide chains in fTHP-5 to be distorted around the scissile peptide bond is assessed by carrying out potential of mean force calculations. Subsequently, the distorted geometries of fTHP-5 are docked within the MMP-2 active site following a semirigid protocol, and the most stable docked structures are fully relaxed and characterized by extensive MD simulations in explicit solvent. Following a similar approach, we also investigate a hypothetical ternary complex formed between two MMP-2 catalytic units and a single fTHP-5 molecule. Overall, our models for the MMP-2/fTHP-5 complexes unveil the extent to which the triple helix is distorted to allow the accommodation of an individual peptide chain within the MMP active site.
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- Natalia Díaz
- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo , Julián Clavería 8, Oviedo (Asturias) 33006, Spain
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Rendón-Ramírez A, Shukla M, Oda M, Chakraborty S, Minda R, Dandekar AM, Ásgeirsson B, Goñi FM, Rao BJ. A computational module assembled from different protease family motifs identifies PI PLC from Bacillus cereus as a putative prolyl peptidase with a serine protease scaffold. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70923. [PMID: 23940667 PMCID: PMC3733634 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Proteolytic enzymes have evolved several mechanisms to cleave peptide bonds. These distinct types have been systematically categorized in the MEROPS database. While a BLAST search on these proteases identifies homologous proteins, sequence alignment methods often fail to identify relationships arising from convergent evolution, exon shuffling, and modular reuse of catalytic units. We have previously established a computational method to detect functions in proteins based on the spatial and electrostatic properties of the catalytic residues (CLASP). CLASP identified a promiscuous serine protease scaffold in alkaline phosphatases (AP) and a scaffold recognizing a β-lactam (imipenem) in a cold-active Vibrio AP. Subsequently, we defined a methodology to quantify promiscuous activities in a wide range of proteins. Here, we assemble a module which encapsulates the multifarious motifs used by protease families listed in the MEROPS database. Since APs and proteases are an integral component of outer membrane vesicles (OMV), we sought to query other OMV proteins, like phospholipase C (PLC), using this search module. Our analysis indicated that phosphoinositide-specific PLC from Bacillus cereus is a serine protease. This was validated by protease assays, mass spectrometry and by inhibition of the native phospholipase activity of PI-PLC by the well-known serine protease inhibitor AEBSF (IC50 = 0.018 mM). Edman degradation analysis linked the specificity of the protease activity to a proline in the amino terminal, suggesting that the PI-PLC is a prolyl peptidase. Thus, we propose a computational method of extending protein families based on the spatial and electrostatic congruence of active site residues.
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- Adela Rendón-Ramírez
- Unidad de Biofísica (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
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- Plant Sciences Department, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Science Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Iceland, Dunhaga, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Unidad de Biofísica (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
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Smith DW, Rubenson J, Lloyd D, Zheng M, Fernandez J, Besier T, Xu J, Gardiner BS. A conceptual framework for computational models of Achilles tendon homeostasis. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2013; 5:523-38. [PMID: 23757159 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Computational modeling of tendon lags the development of computational models for other tissues. A major bottleneck in the development of realistic computational models for Achilles tendon is the absence of detailed conceptual and theoretical models as to how the tissue actually functions. Without the conceptual models to provide a theoretical framework to guide the development and integration of multiscale computational models, modeling of the Achilles tendon to date has tended to be piecemeal and focused on specific mechanical or biochemical issues. In this paper, we present a new conceptual model of Achilles tendon tissue homeostasis, and discuss this model in terms of existing computational models of tendon. This approach has the benefits of structuring the research on relevant computational modeling to date, while allowing us to identify new computational models requiring development. The critically important functional issue for tendon is that it is continually damaged during use and so has to be repaired. From this follows the centrally important issue of homeostasis of the load carrying collagen fibrils within the collagen fibers of the Achilles tendon. Collagen fibrils may be damaged mechanically-by loading, or damaged biochemically-by proteases. Upon reviewing existing computational models within this conceptual framework of the Achilles tendon structure and function, we demonstrate that a great deal of theoretical and experimental research remains to be done before there are reliably predictive multiscale computational model of Achilles tendon in health and disease.
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- David W Smith
- Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Yamazaki CM, Nakase I, Endo H, Kishimoto S, Mashiyama Y, Masuda R, Futaki S, Koide T. Collagen-like Cell-Penetrating Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201301266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yamazaki CM, Nakase I, Endo H, Kishimoto S, Mashiyama Y, Masuda R, Futaki S, Koide T. Collagen-like Cell-Penetrating Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:5497-500. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Interstitial collagen mechanical and biological properties are altered by proteases that catalyze the hydrolysis of the collagen triple-helical structure. Collagenolysis is critical in development and homeostasis but also contributes to numerous pathologies. Mammalian collagenolytic enzymes include matrix metalloproteinases, cathepsin K, and neutrophil elastase, and a variety of invertebrates and pathogens possess collagenolytic enzymes. Components of the mechanism of action for the collagenolytic enzyme MMP-1 have been defined experimentally, and insights into other collagenolytic mechanisms have been provided. Ancillary biomolecules may modulate the action of collagenolytic enzymes.
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- Gregg B Fields
- Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.
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Insight into the degradation of type-I collagen fibrils by MMP-8. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:1815-25. [PMID: 23399546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Although a number of studies have shed light on the mechanism of collagen degradation in solution, the precise mechanism of collagenolysis in the native fibrillar state remains unclear. To gain insight into the mechanism of fibrillar degradation, we calculated the conformational free-energy landscape for unfolding regions of the α2 chain of type-I collagen within the context of the microfibril. Our data suggest that, relatively, imino-rich sequences maintain the canonical triple-helical structure at body temperature. By contrast, the unique MMP (matrix metalloproteinase) cleavage site adopts conformations where the α2 chain is dissociated from the rest of the fibril--behavior that is similar to what was observed in unfolding simulations of isolated collagen-like model peptides in solution. However, the dissociated cleavage site does not fit within the catalytic site of MMP-8, a representative fibrillar collagenase. Additional free-energy simulations suggest that the presence of the catalytic domain leads to a reorientation of the α2 chain such that it adopts a pose that is complementary to the enzyme's active site. These observations argue that, in the fibrillar state, there is a synergy between the normal thermal fluctuations of the substrate when the enzyme is absent and the fluctuations of the substrate when the enzyme is present. More precisely, our findings suggest that thermal fluctuations serve as the driving force for a degradative process that requires both an unfolded cleavage site and the presence of the enzyme.
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