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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 289, Issue 44, Pages 30481-30498Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.568154
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- AIRC Special Program Molecular Clinical Oncology 5 per mille [99629]
- European Commission (ERC project HIIS)
- Arthritis Research UK [18472, 19489]
- Medical Research Council [G0701180]
- European Commission [FP7-HEALTH-2011-ADITEC-No280873]
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) [MAT2011-24306, RYC2009-04275]
- European Research Council [306435]
- Medical Research Council [G0701180] Funding Source: researchfish
- Versus Arthritis [19489, 18472] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [G0701180] Funding Source: UKRI
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Mammalian oocytes are surrounded by a highly hydrated hyaluronan ( HA)-rich extracellular matrix with embedded cumulus cells, forming the cumulus cell.oocyte complex (COC) matrix. The correct assembly, stability, and mechanical properties of this matrix, which are crucial for successful ovulation, transport of the COC to the oviduct, and its fertilization, depend on the interaction between HA and specific HA-organizing proteins. Although the proteins inter-alpha-inhibitor (I alpha I), pentraxin 3 (PTX3), and TNF-stimulated gene-6 (TSG-6) have been identified as being critical for COC matrix formation, its supramolecular organization and the molecular mechanism of COC matrix stabilization remain unknown. Here we used films of end-grafted HA as a model system to investigate the molecular interactions involved in the formation and stabilization of HA matrices containing TSG-6, I alpha I, and PTX3. We found that PTX3 binds neither to HA alone nor to HA films containing TSG-6. This long pentraxin also failed to bind to products of the interaction between I alpha I, TSG-6, and HA, among which are the covalent heavy chain (HC).HA and HC.TSG-6 complexes, despite the fact that both I alpha I and TSG-6 are ligands of PTX3. Interestingly, prior encounter with I alpha I was required for effective incorporation of PTX3 into TSG-6-loaded HA films. Moreover, we demonstrated that this ternary protein mixture made of I alpha I, PTX3, and TSG-6 is sufficient to promote formation of a stable (i.e. cross-linked) yet highly hydrated HA matrix. We propose that this mechanism is essential for correct assembly of the COC matrix and may also have general implications in other inflammatory processes that are associated with HA cross-linking.
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