Expression of Human Pro-Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 that Lacks the N-terminal 34 Residues in Escherichia coli: Autoactivation and Interaction with Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1)

Autor: Chen-Chen Kan, Ko Suzuki, Keith Brew, Hideaki Nagase, Wen Hung, Michael R. Gehring
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: bchm. 379:185-192
ISSN: 1437-4315
1431-6730
DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1998.379.2.185
Popis: Human pro-matrix metalloproteinase 3 (proMMP-3) lacking the N-terminal 34 amino acids and the C-terminal hemopexin-like domain was expressed in E. coli and used to investigate the process of proenzyme activation and its interaction with an endogenous inhibitor TIMP-1 during activation. The truncated precursor was purified from the E. coli extract in the presence of 5mM EGTA. The active 23.5 kDa form was generated simply by exposure to Ca2+ and Zn2+ but not either by Ca2+ alone or by Zn2+ alone. The rate of MMP-3(deltaC) formation was concentration dependent, indicating that autoactivation is a bimolecular reaction. The truncated precursor was able to interact with the N-terminal domain of TIMP-1 without losing the 48 residue-long propeptide. However, upon a longer incubation, the propeptide was slowly processed, indicating that the association of the N-terminally truncated proMMP-3 with TIMP-1 is weaker than that of the fully activated MMP-3 and TIMP-1. These results indicate that the expression of MMP activities is regulated by endogenous inhibitor TIMPs during their activation processes which provide an additional control mechanism of extracellular matrix breakdown.
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