title: Functional analysis of the domain structure of tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme.
abstract: Many membrane-bound proteins, including cytokines, receptors, and growth factors, are proteolytically cleaved to release a soluble form of their extracellular domain. The tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha converting enzyme (TACE/ADAM-17) is a transmembrane metalloproteinase responsible for the proteolytic release or "shedding" of several cell-surface proteins, including TNF and p75 TNFR. We established a TACE-reconstitution system using TACE-deficient cells co-transfected with TACE and substrate cDNAs to study TACE function and regulation. Using the TACE-reconstitution system, we identified two additional substrates of TACE, interleukin (IL)-1R-II and p55 TNFR. Using truncations and chimeric constructs of TACE and another ADAM family member, ADAM-10, we studied the function of the different domains of TACE in three shedding activities. We found that TACE must be expressed with its membrane-anchoring domain for phorbol ester-stimulated shedding of TNF, p75 TNFR, and IL-1R-II, but that the cytoplasmic domain is not required for the shedding of these substrates. The catalytic domain of ADAM-10 could not be functionally substituted for that of TACE. IL-1R-II shedding required the cysteine-rich domain of TACE as well as the catalytic domain, whereas TNF and p75 TNFR shedding required only the tethered TACE catalytic domain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Sciences, Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Slack
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cerretti
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kozlosky
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Blanton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shows
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Peschon
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins; D000072198:ADAM17 Protein; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D002460:Cell Line; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000201:enzymology; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014162:Transfection; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D051722:ADAM Proteins; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D000072198:ADAM17 Protein; C000606463:Adam17 protein, mouse