title: Cleavage of apolipoprotein E by membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 abrogates suppression of cell proliferation.
abstract: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) in a human fetal brain cDNA library was identified, using the expression cloning method, as a gene product that formed a complex with latent matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2. Co-expression of membrane-type MMP-1 (MT1-MMP) with apoE in HEK293T cells reduced the amount of apoE secreted into the culture medium, whereas cell-associated apoE core protein was not affected. Incubation of native apoE protein with recombinant MT1-MMP resulted in the cleavage of apoE. Recombinant apoE protein fused to glutathione S-transferase (apoE-GST) was cleaved by MT1-MMP at the following peptide bonds; T(85)-M(86), K(93)-S(94), R(246)-L(247), A(255)-E(256) and G(296)-L(297). HT1080 cells transfected with the apoE gene, which express endogenous MT1-MMP, secreted a low level of apoE protein and its cleaved fragments, and treatment with MMP inhibitor BB94 induced accumulation of apoE and retardation of cell proliferation. Addition of apoE-GST protein to the culture of HEK293T cells suppressed cell proliferation, and stable transfection of the MT1-MMP gene partly abrogated the suppression. These results suggest that cleavage of apoE protein by MT1-MMP abrogates apoE-mediated suppression of cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology and Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-0934, Japan.
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yingyi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takino
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyamori
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D053504:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D013876:Thiophenes; D010649:Phenylalanine; C080985:batimastat; D053504:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases