title: Cell surface binding and activation of gelatinase A induced by expression of membrane-type-1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP).
abstract: Gelatinase A is secreted as a proenzyme (progelatinase A) which is activated and bound on the surface of tumor and normal cells. We have reported that the expression of a membrane-type-1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) induces activation of progelatinase A. Here we demonstrate that the expression of MT1-MMP in COS-1 cells induces cell-surface binding of progelatinase A which is consequently processed to an intermediate form. Processing from the intermediate to the fully active form is dependent on the gelatinase A concentration. These results suggest that the cell-surface binding concentrates the gelatinase A intermediate form locally to allow autoproteolytic processing to the fully active form.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology and Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Japan. vhsato@icews1.ipc.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stetler Stevenson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seiki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D017364:Collagenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018093:Gelatinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D017364:Collagenases; D018093:Gelatinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C069860:progelatinase; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1