Differentiation of Secreted and Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase Activities Based on Substitutions and Interruptions of Triple-helical Sequences.
From: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991, USA.
Biochemistry
- Publish Date: Mar 2007
- ISSN: 0006-2960
- Volume: 46
- Issue: 12
- Pages: 3724-33
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Minond Dmitriy, Lauer-Fields Janelle L, Cudic Mare, et al. Differentiation of Secreted and Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase Activities Based on Substitutions and Interruptions of Triple-helical Sequences.. Biochemistry Mar 2007;46:3724-33
Abstract
The turnover of the collagen triple-helical structure (collagenolysis) is a tightly regulated process in normal physiology and has been ascribed to a small number of proteases. Several members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) family possess collagenolytic activity, and the mechanisms by which these enzymes process triple helices are beginning to be unraveled. The present study has utilized two triple-helical sequences to compare the cleavage-site specificities of 10 MMPs. One substrate featured a continuous Gly-Xxx-Yyy sequence (Pro-Leu-Gly approximately Met-Arg-Gly), while the other incorporated an interruption in the Gly-Xxx-Yyy repeat (Pro-Val-Asn approximately Phe-Arg-Gly). Both sequences were selectively cleaved by MMP-13 while in linear form, but neither proved to be selective within a triple helix. This suggests that the conformational presentation of substrate sequences to a MMP active site is critical for enzyme specificity, in that activities differ when sequences are presented from an unwound triple helix versus an independent single strand. Differences in specificity between secreted and membrane-type (MT) MMPs were also observed for both sequences, where MMP-2 and MT-MMPs showed an ability to hydrolyze a triple helix at an additional site (Gly-Gln bond). Interruption of the triple helix had different effects on secreted MMPs and MT-MMPs, because MT-MMPs could not hydrolyze the Asn-Phe bond but instead cleaved the triple helix closer to the C terminus at a Gly-Gln bond. It is possible that MT-MMPs have a requirement for Gly in the P1 subsite to be able to efficiently process a triple-helical molecule. Analysis of individual kinetic parameters and activation energies indicated different substrate preferences within secreted MMPs, because MMP-13 preferred the interrupted sequence, while MMP-8 showed little discrimination between non-interrupted and interrupted triple helices. On the basis of the present and prior studies, we can assign unique triple-helical peptidase behaviors to the collagenolytic MMPs. Such differences may be significant for understanding MMP mechanisms of action and aid in the development of selective MMP inhibitors.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Collagen, Humans, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated, Protein Structure, Secondary, Substrate Specificity
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