Journal
MATRIX BIOLOGY
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages 68-83Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2020.10.005
Keywords
Matrix metalloproteinase; Citrullination; Homocitrullination; Activation; Posttranslational modification
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- Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) [C16/17/010]
- KU Leuven
- Rega Foundation
- FWO fellowship [1109019N, 12Z0920N, 11B4621N]
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Citrullination of MMPs by PADs is a novel posttranslational modification that may impact their activities and functions. Citrullinated MMP-9 exhibits increased affinity for gelatin and more efficient activation compared to control MMP-9. Furthermore, other MMPs such as MMP-1 can also be efficiently citrullinated by PADs.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes with critical roles in biology and pathology. Glycosylation, nitrosylation and proteolysis are known posttranslational modifications (PTMs) regulating intrinsically the activities of MMPs. We discovered MMP citrullination by peptidyl arginine deiminases (PADs) as a new PTM. Upon hypercitrullination, MMP-9 acquired a higher affinity for gelatin than control MMP-9. Furthermore, hyper-citrullinated proMMP-9 was more efficiently activated by MMP-3 compared to control MMP-9. JNJ0966, a specific therapeutic inhibitor of MMP-9 activation, inhibited the activation of hypercitrullinated proMMP-9 by MMP-3 significantly less in comparison with control proMMP-9. The presence of citrullinated/homocitrullinated MMP-9 was detected in vivo in neutrophil-rich sputum samples of cystic fibrosis patients. In addition to citrullination of MMP-9, we report efficient citrullination of MMP-1 and lower citrullination levels of MMP-3 and MMP-13 by PAD2 in vitro. In conclusion, citrullination of MMPs is a new PTM worthy of additional biochemical and biological studies. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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