ADAMTS proteases and the tumor immune microenvironment: Lessons from substrates and pathologies

Autor: Silvia Redondo-García, Carlos Peris-Torres, Rita Caracuel-Peramos, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Manzaneque
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Matrix Biology Plus, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100054- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2590-0285
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbplus.2020.100054
Popis: The relationship of ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) proteases with inflammatory processes was anticipated since their discovery. Although knowledge of these extracellular proteases in different contexts continues to grow, many questions remain unanswered. In this review, we summarize the most important studies of ADAMTSs and their substrates in inflammation and in the immune system of non-oncological disorders. In addition, we update the findings on cancer and highlight their emerging role in the tumor immune microenvironment. Although the overall functions of extracellular molecules are known to be modulated by proteolysis, specific activities attributed to intact proteins and cleaved fragments in the context of inflammation are still subject to debate. A better understanding of ADAMTS activities will help to elucidate their contribution to the immune phenotype and to open up new therapeutic and diagnostic possibilities.
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