| Title | The hemopexin and O-glycosylated domains tune gelatinase B/MMP-9 bioavailability via inhibition and binding to cargo receptors |
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| Authors | Van den Steen, P.E., Van Aelst, I., Hvidberg, V., Piccard, H., Fiten, P., Jacobsen, C., Moestrup, S.K., Fry, S., Royle, L., Wormald, M.R., Wallis, R., Rudd, P.M., Dwek, R.A. and Opdenakker, G. |
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| Abstract | Gelatinase B/matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), a key regulator and effector of immunity, contains a C-terminal hemopexin domain preceded by a unique linker sequence of ∼64 amino acid residues. This linker sequence is demonstrated to be an extensively O-glycosylated (OG) domain with a compact three-dimensional structure. The OG and hemopexin domains have no influence on the cleavage efficiency of MMP-9 substrates. In contrast, the hemopexin domain contains a binding site for the cargo receptor low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1). Furthermore, megalin/LRP-2 is identified as a new functional receptor for the hemopexin domain of MMP-9, able to mediate the endocytosis and catabolism of the enzyme. The OG domain is required to correctly orient the hemopexin domain for inhibition by TIMP-1 and internalization by LRP-1 and megalin. Therefore, the OG and hemopexin domains down-regulate the bioavailability of active MMP-9 and the interactions with the cargo receptors are proposed to be the original function of hemopexin domains in MMPs. |
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| Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
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| Journal citation | 281 (27), pp. 18626-18637 |
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| ISSN | 0021-9258 |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Publisher | American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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| Published | 2006 |
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