title: Interaction of platelets with endothelial cells: activation of a novel neutral protease.
abstract: The activation of a new neutral protease of MW 85,000 was demonstrated on interaction between porcine aortic endothelial cells and human and porcine platelets in culture. The activity of this enzyme, PECAP (platelet endothelial cell activated protease), was detected by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gels impregnated with the substrate casein. Our results showed that the platelet-endothelial cell interaction did not involve induction of synthesis of de novo enzyme, but rather an activation of a latent enzyme. PECAP cleaved casein and fibrinogen, but had no activity against gelatin or elastin. It was not inhibited by inhibitors of metalloproteases (EDTA, 1.10 phenanthroline), serine proteases (phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, elastatinal), or cysteine proteases (iodoacetate, N-ethylmaleimide) and it seems to be unrelated to the previously known proteases of mesenchymal and hematopoietic cells.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche Vaisseaux et Hemostase, INSERM U 150, CNRS UA 334, IVS, Hôpital St-Louise, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menashi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hornebeck
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Legrand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D002450:Cell Communication; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D013552:Swine; D013917:Thrombin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D013917:Thrombin