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Query: EC:3.4.24.3 (collagenase)
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Several N-carboxyalkyl peptides were synthesized and tested as inhibitors of pig synovial collagenase, 72-kDa gelatinase and stromelysin (matrix metalloproteinases MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-3). The most potent of the series, CH3CH2CH2(R,S)CH(COOH)-NH-Leu-Phe-Ala-NH2, competitively inhibited cleavage of dinitrophenyl-Pro-Leu-Gly-Leu-Trp-Ala-D-Arg-NH2 at the Gly-Leu bond by MMP-1 and MMP-2 (KI = 30 and 40 microM, respectively). A similar inhibitory potency was found for MMP-1 with soluble Type I collagen and MMP-3 with substance P as substrate. The inhibitor was coupled to EAH-Sepharose 4B through a C-terminal amide. In the presence of 2 M NaCl at pH 7.2, this matrix bound MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-3 from concentrated culture medium of pig synovial membranes. The enzymes coeluted at pH 4.1 and subsequently were resolved by chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel and heparin-Sepharose. Purified MMP-1 catalyzed the o-phenanthroline-sensitive cleavage of collagen into TCA and TCB fragments as well as slower hydrolysis of the alpha 2 chain. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of MMP-1 indicated a predominant polypeptide of approximately 44 kDa and minor species of approximately 24 and 21 kDa. The 44-kDa species and one of the smaller polypeptides reacted with an antiserum to residues 195-207 of human fibroblast MMP-1, indicating that porcine MMP-1 contains a similar sequence and that the smaller components were probably derived from MMP-1. Neither MMP-2 nor MMP-3 reacted with this antiserum. Purified porcine MMP-2 degraded gelatin but not collagen and exhibited an apparent Mr of approximately 71 kDa. Additional smaller polypeptides were present, one of which may correspond to tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases. MMP-3 showed doublets of approximately 47/46 and 26/25 kDa and cleaved substance P at the Gly6-Phe7 bond. This procedure provides a rapid means of obtaining all three MMPs from one source in approximately 15% yield each.
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PMID:Application of N-carboxyalkyl peptides to the inhibition and affinity purification of the porcine matrix metalloproteinases collagenase, gelatinase, and stromelysin. 165 8

The involvement of cAMP- and calcium-dependent pathways on the inhibitory effect of CsA (0.5 micrograms/ml) on insulin and glucagon release was studied in collagenase-isolated islets. CsA suppressed by 50% the release of insulin in pertussis toxin treated islets stimulated by 20 mM D-glucose. CsA blocked glucagon and insulin release induced by 0.2 mM IBMX (80% and 50% respectively). Similarly it inhibited glucagon and insulin release induced by 1 microM A23187 (53% and 40% respectively). CsA also abolished 0.1 microM glucagon-induced insulin release and 10 ng/ml VIP-induced glucagon release (70% and 38% respectively). The glucagon response to 2 mM D-glucose and to 10 mM arginine was decreased 25% and 45% respectively by CsA. The inhibitory effect of 0.1 microM somatostatin on insulin release was significantly abolished by CsA (p less than 0.001 vs control). On the other hand 1 microM forskolin induced insulin and glucagon release was not modified by CsA. Rats treated with CsA (10 mg/kg body wt) during 10 days showed hyperglycaemia, hypoglucagonemia and higher contents of pancreatic glucagon. It is concluded that CsA affects alpha- and beta-cell function, in vivo and in vitro, acting through calcium and cAMP-dependent pathways. This latter pathway involves the Ca(2+)-calmodulin dependent phosphodiesterase and the regulatory proteins Gs and Gi.
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PMID:Mechanisms of action of cyclosporin A on islet alpha- and beta-cells. Effects on cAMP- and calcium-dependent pathways. 166 May 57

Two zymogens of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), proMMP-1 (tissue procollagenase) and proMMP-3 (prostromelysin) were isolated from the culture medium of human rheumatoid synovial fibroplasts and their activation mechanisms by proteinases and 4-aminophenylmercuric acetate (APMA) were studied by kinetic and sequence analyses. Both zymogens were activated by unique stepwise activation mechanisms through which sequential processing events occur in the propeptide regions. The initial cleavage sites attacked by activator proteinases are located in the middle of the propeptides at Glu33-Lys-Arg-Arg-Asn37 in proMMP-1 and Phe34-Val-Arg-Arg-Lys-Asp39 in proMMP-3. The initial products of proMMP-1 generated by proteinases then undergo further autocleavage of the Thr64-Leu65 bond. The treatment of proMMP-1 and proMMP-3 with APMA results in the intramolecular cleavage of the Val67-Met68 and Glu68-Val69 bonds, respectively. The removal of a portion of propeptides results in conformational changes around the Gln80-Phe81 and His82-Phe83 bonds in respective intermediates of MMP-1 and MMP-3 and render them to rapid specific cleavage by MMP-3 to generate stable, fully active enzymes.
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PMID:Stepwise activation mechanisms of the precursors of matrix metalloproteinases 1 (tissue collagenase) and 3 (stromelysin). 166 84

Mammalian collagenases cleave all three alpha chains of native, triple-helical types I, II, and III collagens after the Gly residue of the partial sequence Gly-[Ile or Leu]-[Ala or Leu] at a single locus approximately three-fourths from the amino terminus. There are an additional 31 sites in the triple-helical regions of types I, II, III, and IV collagens that contain the same partial sequence but are not hydrolyzed. A model has been developed to explain this remarkable specificity. The mammalian collagenase cleavage site in interstitial collagens is distinguished by: (a) a low side-chain molal volume-, high imino acid (greater than 33%)-containing region that is tightly triple-helical, consisting of four Gly-X-Y triplets preceding the cleavage site, (b) a low imino acid-containing (less than 17%), loosely triple-helical region consisting of four Gly-X-Y triplets following the cleavage site, and (c) a maximum of one charged residue for the entire 25 residue cleavage site region, which is always an Arg that follows the cleavage site in subsite P'5 or P'8. In addition, the high imino acid-containing region cannot have an imino acid adjacent to the cleaved Gly-[Ile or Leu] bond (i.e. in subsite P2). Careful scrutiny of the 31 non-cleaved sequences reveals that none of those sites shares all of the characteristics of the cleavage site. The criterion of this model thus explain both cleaved and non-cleaved sequences in the triple-helical regions of types I, II, III, and IV collagen, and are supported by all known experimental and theoretical results on collagen catabolism and structure.
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PMID:A model for interstitial collagen catabolism by mammalian collagenases. 166 5

Yeast cultures of Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii and H. capsulatum var. capsulatum in collagen containing defined, semi-defined and complex media produced extracellular collagenolytic proteinases, assayed using 4-phenylazo-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-propyl-L-leucyl- glycyl-L-propyl-D-arginine, a specific collagenase substrate. Significant levels of hydroxyproline were measured in the cultures and clear zones of hydrolysis were produced in collagen buffer agar by the crude enzyme preparations. Hydrolysis of casein and bovine serum albumin at pH 8 suggests the presence, in the crude enzymes, of multiple proteinases rather than a collagenase with broad substrate specificity since collagenolytic activity was not detected at pH 5 and above. Collagenolytic activities in the crude enzymes of both fungi were optimal at pH 4, 40 degrees C and were inhibited by EDTA, phosphoramidion and aprotinin indicating a metallo-serine nature. The molecular weights, estimated by column chromatography, were both 17 kD. The enzymes probably constitute a shared antigen. A probable role in the pathogenesis of histoplasmosis is discussed.
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PMID:Production of extracellular collagenolytic proteinases by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii and Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum in the yeast phase. 166 20

P. gingivalis adheres to A. viscosus on mineral surfaces mimicking teeth. To study whether P. gingivalis proteases contribute to its binding, mutants of P. gingivalis deficient in proteases were compared with their parent strain and a P. gingivalis-type strain for their adherence to A. viscosus on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite by manipulating a radio-isotope binding assay. Adherence of P. gingivalis 2561 to A. viscosus was studied by tests of the effects of incubation temperature and known inhibitors or promoters of proteases. Controls were handled by the assay run in PBS buffer at 22 degrees C. Two mutants deficient in trypsin-like protease were found to be deficient in adherence (% attachment relative to control: 3.2 +/- 0.1% and 11.2 +/- 0.4%), while a collagenase-deficient mutant had an adherence score (51.6 +/- 8.4) closer to that of the parent strain (75.6 +/- 7.2%). Heating P. gingivalis at 70 degrees C decreased its subsequent adherence at 22 degrees C by 80%. Adherence decreased by 60% when the assay was run at 4 degrees C, but increased by 70% at 37 degrees C. Reducing agents (dithiothreitol, cysteine, and mercaptoethanol) enhanced P. gingivalis adherence by 50 to 60%. Protease inhibitors (BZMD, SBTI, TPCK, TLCK, CMPS, PMSF) decreased adherence by 10 to 50%. Also, Hg2+ and Zn2+ decreased adherence by 30 to 50%, and arginine decreased it by 50%. Most of these effects on P. gingivalis adherence were statistically significant (p less than 0.05). Analysis of these data suggests that P. gingivalis proteases may contribute to the cohesion of P. gingivalis and A. viscosus.
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PMID:Association of proteases of Porphyromonas (Bacteroides) gingivalis with its adhesion to Actinomyces viscosus. 184 87

Laminin is a large multidomain glycoprotein with diverse biological activities which include stimulation of neurite outgrowth, enhancement of tumor metastasis, and promotion of cell growth, adhesion, and differentiation. A 19 amino acid synthetic peptide derived from the E8 fragment of the laminin A chain (Cys-Ser-Arg-Ala-Arg-Lys-Gln-Ala-Ala-Ser-Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val-Ser-Ala-Asp -Arg- NH2) was identified which promotes metastasis and stimulates collagenase IV activity in the culture medium of B16 melanoma cells (Kanemoto et al., 1990). We report that this peptide, here designated LamA2091-2108, is also a potent stimulator of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)-catalyzed plasminogen activation, resulting in a 22-fold increase in the kcat/Km of the activation reaction. The activity of purified type I and type IV collagenase was inhibited by LamA2091-2108 with IC50 values of 3 and 43 microM, respectively. These data support an alternative mechanism for the appearance of collagenase activity in the culture media of melanoma cells, namely, that the peptide stimulates plasminogen activation, subsequently generating collagenase activity.
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PMID:Modulation of plasminogen activation and type IV collagenase activity by a synthetic peptide derived from the laminin A chain. 184 24

Two substitutions for glycine in the triple-helical domain were found in type I procollagen synthesized by skin fibroblasts from two probands with lethal osteogenesis imperfecta. One was a substitution of valine for glycine alpha 1-637, and the other was a substitution of arginine for glycine alpha 2-694. The effects of the mutations on the zipper-like folding of the collagen triple helix were similar, since there was post-translational overmodification of the collagenase A fragments (amino acids 1-775) but not of more COOH-terminal fragments of the protein. The mutations differed markedly, however, on their effects on thermal unfolding of the triple helix. The collagenase A fragment from the collagen containing the arginine alpha 2-694 substitution was cleaved at about amino acid 700 when incubated with trypsin at 30-35 degrees C. Therefore, there was micro-unfolding of the triple helix at a site close to the glycine substitution. Surprisingly, however, the collagenase A fragment with the valine alpha 1-637 substitution was also cleaved at about amino acid 700 under the same conditions. The results, therefore, demonstrated that although most glycine substitutions delay folding of the triple helix in regions that are NH2-terminal to the site of the substitution, the effects on unfolding can be transmitted to regions that are COOH-terminal to the site of the glycine substitution.
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PMID:Substitutions for glycine alpha 1-637 and glycine alpha 2-694 of type I procollagen in lethal osteogenesis imperfecta. The conformational strain on the triple helix introduced by a glycine substitution can be transmitted along the helix. 187 19

Four new fluorogenic heptapeptide substrates have been synthesized with sequences that are optimized for five human matrix metalloproteinases (MMP). All four substrates are similar to one recently reported by Stack and Gray (1989, J. Biol. Chem. 264, 4277-4281) and have the fluorescent Trp residue in subsite P'2 and the dinitrophenol (DNP) quenching group on the N-terminus. The quenching of the Trp fluorescence in the intact substrate is relieved on hydrolysis of the P1-P'1 bond, giving rise to a continuously recording fluorescence assay. The residues placed in subsites P3-P'1 and P'3 have been optimized for each MMP, while Arg has been placed in P'4 to enhance solubility. Thus, DNP-Pro-Leu-Ala-Leu-Trp-Ala-Arg has been prepared as a substrate for fibroblast collagenase, DNP-Pro-Leu-Ala-Tyr-Trp-Ala-Arg for neutrophil collagenase, DNP-Pro-Tyr-Ala-Tyr-Trp-Met-Arg for neutrophil collagenase, DNP-Pro-Tyr-Ala-Tyr-Trp-Met-Arg for stromelysin, and DNP-Pro-Leu-Gly-Met-Trp-Ser-Arg for both 72-kDa fibroblast gelatinase and 92-kDa neutrophil gelatinase. These substrates have been characterized with respect to their composition, solubility, optical and fluorescence spectra, and hydrolysis by their target MMP. The hydrolysis rates rival or exceed those of either their natural protein substrates or other synthetic peptides. The solubility of each substrate in assay buffer exceeds the KM value for each reaction, allowing accurate determination of the kinetic parameters. These new substrates should greatly facilitate kinetic studies of the MMP.
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PMID:Continuously recording fluorescent assays optimized for five human matrix metalloproteinases. 188 20

Fibronectin fragments generated by Achromobacter iophagus collagenase exhibit a gelatinolytic activity. This activity is inhibited by phenyl-methyl-sulfonyl fluoride and pepstatin A. After separation of this collagenase digest of fibronectin on heparin Ultrogel, a laminase activity was also evidenced using laminin and the synthetic peptide Gly-Pro-Ala-Gly-Pro-Arg as substrates. Different results were obtained with a cathepsin D digest of fibronectin that exhibited gelatinolytic and laminolytic activities only after incubation with Ca++. This suggests that the proteinases produced by hydrolysis of fibronectin enhance the effect of collagenase on extracellular matrix proteins.
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PMID:[Role of a collagenase in the latent proteolytic activity of fibronectin]. 196 17


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