Activation of human matrix metalloproteinases by various bacterial proteinases
Activation of human matrix metalloproteinases by various bacterial proteinases
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.272.9.6059
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发表时间:
1997-02-28
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Maeda, H
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作者:
Okamoto, T;Akaike, T;Maeda, H
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-containing proteinases that participate in tissue remodeling under physiological and pathological conditions. To test the involvement of bacterial proteinases in tissue injury during bacterial infections, we investigated the activation potential of various bacterial proteinases against precursors of MMPs (proMMPs) purified from human neutrophils (proMMP-8 and -9) and from human fibrosarcoma cells (proMMP-1). Each proMMP was subjected to treatment with a series of bacterial proteinases at molar ratios of 0.01-0.1 (bacterial proteinase to proMMP), and activities of MMPs generated were determined. Among six different bacterial proteinases, thermolysin family enzymes (family M4) such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase, Vibrio cholerae proteinase, and thermolysin strongly activated all three proMMPs via limited proteolysis to generate active forms of the MMPs, N-terminal sequence analysis of the active MMPs revealed that cleavage occurred at the Val(82)-Leu(83) and Thr(90)-Phe(91) bonds of proMMP-1 and proMMP-9, respectively, which are located near the N terminus of the catalytic domain of MMPs. In contrast, Serratia 56-kDa proteinase and Pseudomonas alkaline proteinase, both of which are classified as members of the serralysin subfamily of zinc metalloproteinases (family M10), and Serratia 73-kDa thiol proteinase did mot evidence proteolytic processing or activation of proMMP-1, -8, and -9 under these experimental conditions. These results indicate that bacterial proteinases may play an important role in tissue destruction and disintegration of extracellular matrix at the site of infections.