FRAGMENTS OF HUMAN FIBROBLAST COLLAGENASE - PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
FRAGMENTS OF HUMAN FIBROBLAST COLLAGENASE - PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
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DOI:
10.1042/bj2630201
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发表时间:
1989-10-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
CAWSTON, TE
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作者:
CLARK, IM;CAWSTON, TE
On purification, human fibroblast collagenase breaks down into two major forms (Mr 22 000 and Mr 27 000) and one minor form (Mr 25 000). The most likely mechanism is autolysis, although the presence of contaminating enzymes cannot be excluded. From N-terminal sequencing studies, the 22 000-Mr fragment contains the active site; differential binding to concanavalin A shows the 25 000-Mr fragment is a glycosylated form of the 22 000-Mr fragment. These low-Mr forms can be separated by Zn2+ -chelate chromatography. An activity profile of this column, combined with data from substrate gels, indicated no activity against collagen in the 22000-Mr and 25000-Mr forms, but, rather, activity against casein and gelatin. The 27 000-Mr form has no activity. The 22 000/25 000-Mr form can act as an activator for collagenase in a similar way to that reported for stromelysin. The activity of the 22 000/25 000-Mr form is not inhibited by the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP). The 27 000-Mr C-terminal part of the collagenase molecule therefore appears to be important in maintaining the substrate specificity of the enzyme, and also plays a role in the binding of TIMP.